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REMOVING YOUR IMPLANTED ACCESS PORT
REMOVING YOUR IMPLANTED ACCESS PORTTRANSCRIPTWith proper use and care, an implanted access port can make long-term treatmentmore comfortable.Throughout your time with an implanted port you have been careful to keep your portworking well. You have had your port flushed regularly; before and after medicationsor fluids, after drawing blood, at least once a month, if not in use.If you kept your needle in, you made sure you followed your healthcare provider’sinstructions on how often to change your dressings.You made sure your needle was changed every 7 days. You watched for signs ofinfection. And you talked to your healthcare provider if you had any questions orconcerns.Although an implanted access port can be used for long-term care, it is not designedto be used forever. Eventually it will need to be removed. A trained member of yourhealthcare team will remove your port safely.Depending on your age, the depth of the port, and how long it has been in place, yourport may be able to be removed with only local anesthetics, but some may requireremoval in the operating room. Talk to your healthcare provider about how your portwill be removed.Once it is removed, your insertion site will be covered with a dressing to preventinfection as the site heals.Your healthcare provider will give you specific instructions on how to care for yourinsertion site after your port has been removed. Follow these guidelines to allow yoursite to heal properly.20% gradient meshhealthclipshealthclipshealthclipshealthclips4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_qc_10011_98_en_t00002.pdf healthclips© Milner-Fenwick, Inc.5% gradient mesh
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Learn what you and your family members need to do and care for in order to keep your implanted access port working well and complication-free.
Watch how your implanted access port will be flushed to clean it on the inside in order to prevent infection and clotting.
Learn how to properly care for your implanted port to keep it infection free and in good working order to keep it in use for several weeks to months.
Watch how regularly and safely cleaning your PICC line helps to keep your device working properly and prevent infection.
