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Q: Can I have my portacath accessed after 10 years?
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Who invented the portacath?

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How do you access a portacath?

im 14 and from my personal experiences i have had 2 portacths in 3 years and this is the best way for me to answer your question first you need to know that the portacath does have a needle that goes into it but not like a iv this is called a gripper and a nurse has to hold the portacath and stick it in this is a very starille progress but dont worry its sounds way more painful then it is although you do need surgery it is vary miner


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How long does it take to get a portacath inserted in the chest?

As long as there aren't any complications and you're dealing with a great experienced Sergent then it could take a minimum of 45 minutes to a maximum of 1 hour it doesn't take the long to insert a portacath


How long can a portacath be implanted?

A portacath is for long term meds, like chemotherapy which can do harm to your veins.When I had mine, doc said it could stay in up to 5 years, but must be flushed regularly, like at least once a month by your doc.http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-a-CathI have a portacath, I had one implanted in me when I was 3 years old and had to have it replaced when I was 10, due to growth, but the port itself was fine. I have had the second one for 10 years now.When my porta-cath was put in I was told that they have some (albeit rare) cases where people have had them in for several years (even up to 10 yrs). The important thing to remember is to a) keep it clean and b) keep it running. Usually they are only changed if a fibrane sheeth grows over the port or if the actual port brakes. The fibrane sheet is the main reason for them to be changed out. It is a layer of fibers that the bloodstream create. You can kindda compare it to a blood clot but not as dangerous. Usually that's why they flush your porta-cath every few weeks. They can give you a few different things to avoid these sheeths and worse comes to worse they can try to unclog it with a TPA treatment (its what they give people who are having strokes. It breaks up the clots). Good luck with your porta-cath. I know it was the best thing that ever happened to me.


How do you flush a portacath?

once the portacath has a gripper in it (aka needle) then you can just screw the saline syringe on to end of the gripper and flush slowly then when your about half way draw back to make sure you got blood then flush the rest then do the same with heprine to make sure your blood doesn't clot


What is the recommended flush for an accessed portacath?

At least once a month with heparin. If it's being used it needs to be flushed after use. My girlfriend has cystic Fibrosis and she has one because of all the meds she takes. She just had another one put in recently. They put hers on the right side of her chest just below her collar bone port-a-caths a.k.a ports are very quite interesting.


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