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What is a port, why do I need one, and what can I expect when I get it placed? I answer these questions and more to hopefully help ease your anxiety a littl...
7 Ιουν 2023 · Before you start IP chemotherapy, your healthcare provider will place an access port under your skin near your rib cage. This will be done during a procedure before your treatment starts. The access port lets your care team put medication into your bloodstream. The port has a raised chamber.
12 Ιαν 2023 · For patients with unresectable peritoneal disease, repeated intraperitoneal chemotherapy is the most commonly used method to administer chemotherapy intraperitoneally. With this method, intraperitoneal chemotherapy is given through a subcutaneous access port connected to an intraperitoneal catheter.
The intraperitoneal port has reduced the threat of peritonitis to its absolute mini mum and has revolutionized the approach to intra-abdominal malignancies. This article provides the rationale for intraperitoneal chemotherapy as well as
Some cancers of the abdominal or gastrointestinal region can be treated using a type of chemotherapy infusion called intraperitoneal, where the medication is infused directly into the abdominal cavity.
Because of the port, during the past 13 years IP chemotherapy has developed into an effective treatment, especially for ovarian cancer patients with small volume disease following laparotomy. Nurses have played a major role in the development of this treatment modality.
Intraperitoneal therapy is the delivery of cancer medicine directly into the abdomen through the peritoneum. This type of therapy allows us to directly target the cancer cells. What is the Peritoneum? The peritoneum is a membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and abdominal organs.
