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Managing Port Access in Children

The document discusses how local anesthetic or cold spray can numb the area before inserting a needle into a port for IV antibiotics or other treatments. Rare complications include blockage that can usually be resolved with flushing, or the port no longer being able to draw blood but still able to deliver medications.

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Managing Port Access in Children

The document discusses how local anesthetic or cold spray can numb the area before inserting a needle into a port for IV antibiotics or other treatments. Rare complications include blockage that can usually be resolved with flushing, or the port no longer being able to draw blood but still able to deliver medications.

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Radzmalyn Sawadjaan Jabarani
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Local anaesthetic cream, such as EMLA, or cold spray can be used to numb the area before the needle

is inserted. This should not then be painful, although your child may feel a pushing sensation. If the port is being accessed just for a flush, the needle will be removed immediately afterwards. If it is being accessed for a course of IV antibiotics or other treatment, the needle will be left in and covered with an adhesive dressing. Medicines will be given through a bung at the end of the tubing connected to the needle. The Huber needle may be changed after seven

Are there any risks or complications?


Rare but possible complications can be: Blockage. This can usually be resolved by putting a special flush into the port, which will dissolve a blood clot. Not bleeding back. This can be disappointing (because the port can no longer be used to take blood), but it can still be used to give medications. We may need to check that the port is still working properly. This is done by injecting dye into the line and then performing a special x-ray, to make sure that all parts of the system are working correctly

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