What is a portacath or Chemo port? Port-a-cath also referred to simply as a Portacath and chemo port (A chest port used for chemo) is an implantable venous access system. Portacaths (Chemo ports) are one… Read More »Portacath (Chemo port)
A vascath is also known as a quinton catheter or a non-hemodialysis catheter. These catheters are plastic polymer tubes with two cannels, which are inserted in one of the neck veins (Can also be placed… Read More »Vascath (Quinton catheter)
What is a Trifusion-Triple lumen catheter? A trifusion triple lumen catheter is a central venous catheter made of polyurethane adapted from a Hickman catheter design. The catheter is a tunneled central venous catheter much like… Read More »Trifusion Catheter
What is a Hickman Catheter (Hickman Line)? Hickman catheters are also known as a hickman line and were originally described by Hickman and colleagues in 1979. Since that time this catheter has been adapted to… Read More »Hickman catheter (Hickman Line)
What is a Central Line IV (intravenous)? A Definition Central line is known by multiple names ie. central venous catheter or central venous line. There is also a variation of the traditional central line which… Read More »Central Line