Defenders of this blanket prohibition offer arguments that range from the moral (torture degrades and corrupts the society that allows it) to the practical (people will say anything under torture so the information they provide is unreliable anyway).
Subcutaneous venous ports are currently the preferred type of port because of their low infection rate and because they provide the greatest comfort for the patient. Placement of these ports has traditionally done via open surgery, but our doctors can use radiology imaging techniques to put the ports in more quickly and less invasively, resulting in fewer complications. Chemotherapy port placement is a procedure that our doctors perform in our freestanding facility.
A port may also be called a BardPortÂ®, a MediportÂ®, a PowerPortÂ®, or a Port-A-CathÂ®. There are many different ports available (Figure 1). Your doctor will choose the one that is best for you and your treatments. A port is like an artificial vein. There are many reasons to have a port placed. Some people have veins that are difficult to start an intravenous (IV) for medicine or draw blood from for tests. Some people need to receive chemotherapy continuously for several days. Sometimes, chemotherapy must be given in a vein larger than the ones in your arms.