1. port placement
    Marianna Holmes Marianna Holmes United States says:
    September 13, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Hi, I am Nurse Manager at Univ. of Pennsylvania in outpt chemo. I have lectured in the past with Sue Masoorli regarding IV therapy. My question is: Where is correct port placement? Our IR docs are insistent that according to NAVAN guiodelines it should be specifically the lower third of the svc or the atrial caval junction. So, is the mid third of the svc ok for non vesicant chemotherapy? I know that the mid svc location puts pts at risk for clots and dysrhythmias but need for info on this issue. Most hospital will say that if it says svc it is ok but this is not always true. HELP!!!!!!

    Marianna Holmes, RN, BSN
    Nurse Manager
    Infusion Suite

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