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Port-A-Cath
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Port-A-Cath
Nursing A proprietary indwelling device that provides long-term IV access for administering TPN, blood products, drugs, high-dose chemotherapy. See Total parenteral nutrition. Cf Hickman catheter.
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To manage their condition, the pair both have a portacath installed under the skin in their chests, a device which allows their mum Margy to administer drugs at home.
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It should be emphasised that minor surgical interventions such as portacath implantations can be performed safely while receiving treatment with bevacizumab.
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But before Daisy had a portacath operation - in which a small medical appliance was installed beneath her skin for the enzymes to be injected rather than via a needle stick - this was a traumatic process.
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