Chapter 17: Vascular access devices: insertion and management
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Definition
An implanted port is a totally implanted vascular access device (TIVAD) made of two components: a reservoir with a self‐sealing septum, which is attached to a silicone catheter (Figure 17.40). The port is usually placed subcutaneously on either the chest or the arm but it can be placed on the lower chest wall, abdomen or thigh, depending on the patient's needs (Busch et al. [59], Wilkes [472]). It is accessed percutaneously using a special non‐coring (Huber) needle (Dougherty [123], Weinstein and Hagle [465], Wilkes [472]).
Figure 17.40 Implantable port cross‐section, accessed with non‐coring needle.
