Recommended irrigation volume for an intravenous port: Ex vivo simulation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An intravenous port, which differs from a central venous catheter, has an injection chamber at the end of the catheter. This structural difference causes the irrigation flow pattern to be quite different from that of the central venous catheter. Furthermore, the intraluminal volume differs due to the size of the injection chamber and implanted catheter length. Hence, the ideal recommended irrigation volume varies because of differences in intraluminal volume, however, the recommended irrigation volume is 10 ml and may be a cause for reported port malfunctions. This study investigates the best irrigation volume for an intravenous port by simulating the clinical scenario ex-vivo to access its usefulness.

Materials and methods

This study was composed of two tests. Th

SUBMITTER: Wu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6091923 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature