Installation Of A Subcutaneous Venous Catheter or Port-A-Cath

Soon you will have a catheter installed under your skin in the upper chest. This fact sheet explains how it will be inserted. It also tells you what precautions to take when you return home.

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Installation d’un cathéter veineux sous-cutané ou port-a-cath

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Installation Of A Subcutaneous Venous Catheter or Port-A-Cath

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Returning home after a sedation with or without analgesic

Topical Corticosteroids - To Reduce Skin Inflammation

Brain Tumours

Treating Breast Cancer With Surgery - Total or Modified Radical Mastec…