totally implantable venous access devices (tivad) or implantable catheter ports are devices which can be implanted subcutaneously. they enable prolonged and repeated access to the vascular system, into the peritoneal cavity or intravertebral space. this device is particularly useful for repeated medical injection, for blood sampling or transfusion of blood and blood derivatives and for total pa...

PURPOSE The use of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) certified as "high pressure resistant" or "power port" has begun to spread worldwide as a safe procedure for power contrast injection. Owing to the thermo-rheological properties of the contrast media, the primary aim of this work is to present an in vitro experimental impact study concerning the impact of the temperature leve...

CONTEXT Totally implantable devices are increasingly being utilized for chemotherapy treatment of oncological patients, although few studies have been done in our environment to analyze the results obtained from the implantation and utilization of such catheters. OBJECTIVE To study the results obtained from the implantation of totally implantable catheters in patients submitted to chemotherap...

The use of totally implantable venous catheters is necessary for drug and chemotherapy delivery, blood infusion, hemoderivatives, and parenteral nutrition (PN). However, its use is not free from complications.1 Among these, the rupture of the device is a rare and dreaded complication that can result either from improper handling or instrumentation as the inappropriate choice of the insertion si...

BACKGROUND We report a case of surgical central venous port system implantation using Seldinger's technique with a life-threatening mediastinal hematoma due to the perforation of the superior vena cava. CASE REPORT A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our institution for port implantation. Open access to the cephalic vein and 2 punctures of the right subclavian vein were unsuccessful. Finally,...