technical defintion of portacath
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• TVIAS stands for totally implantable venous access system.
• A TVIAS is a small medical appliance that used as a port (connection) to veins that is commonly known as a medical port .
• Usually it connects to veins such as the jugular, subclavian, and superior vena cava veins.
• Some medical ports are composed plastic, stainless steel, and titanium.
• They are most commonly made with silicon bases.
What is a TVIAS?
Types of Medical Ports
Some Bands include:
Port-a-cath
Infuse-a-Port
Port Medi-Port
Passport Micro-port
Bandport
Poweport
Surgeons decide which brand and type is suitable on a patient to patient bases.
When are Medical Ports Used?- Medical port are used
on oncology and hematology patients.
- It also used during hemodialysis
- During theses treatment it administers various drugs such as Taxol and Oxnal (usually in Chemotherapy)
DEFINTIONS:Oncology- Is a part of the medical field that focuses mainly on cancer and cancerous tumors.
Hematology- Is a section in internal medicine that deals with blood disease and blood forming organs.
Hemodialysis- Process of removing waste products from blood when kidneys are failing.
Implantation • Because medical ports are placed under the skin they have to surgical implanted and removed.
• This procedure is consider a low level out patient surgery that is usually preformed under a local sedative.
• It is placed in the upper chest below the clavicle allowing it to form a bond to the jugular or subclavian vein.
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Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
• In most cases medical ports inflict less pain on the patient.
• Usually guarantees vein access unlike normal routine vein searches.
• Helps prevents bruising around needle entry sites and also is a proven easier way for nurses to administer chemotherapy drugs.
Disadvantages/Risk
• Infection and occur although it isn't common.
• Thrombosis (the of blood clotting) can occur.
• Also Pneumothrax can occur. This is when port tries to access vein and injures the lungs which may lead to chest to insertion
Accessing a Medical Port
Medical Innovation Changing Lives
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REVIEW• Medical Ports are used for various
purposes including chemotherapy, hematology and in rare cases administering antibiotics .
• It is surgically implanted into upper chest area and connects to veins such as the jugular.
• There are many disadvantages and advantages of this appliance but this form of technology has changed they way some drugs are taken in a positivily.
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