Based on the article at the site below, I would hold off until Bard releases their FDA approved Power Port.
Lynn Hadaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Implanted ports have similar restrictions on high pressure injections as do PICCs. You need to check the instructions for use for several brands - or call the various port manufacturers and get their booklets. This would include Bard, Smiths Medical, Rita Medical, and Boston Scientific. Most brands have the limit of 40 psi. I think there is one brand from Rita Medical with a limit of 100 psi, but this company makes numerous brands. Does the patients bring the product card with them to the hospital? If so this would tell you which brand and size they have. LynnAt 11:28 AM -0500 11/11/05, Kim Dockery wrote:Does anyone have evidence or know where I can get literature on using ports for CT scans. Would that put to much pressure and potentially damage the port? We have lots of patients coming from different areas with ports and wonder about this.Thanks in advance,Kim Dockery, RNEducation/Inservice
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