Has anyone experienced problems with the bumps on the port that were designed to help identify the device as a power injectable port? Have you had patient comfort complaints?
We have had 2 actually erode through the skin. IR placed them on folks who had the body mass to handle these but as is somewhat typical with oncology patients...they lost weight and began damaging the overlaying skin. we are now backing away from them. I understand that we are not alone in this and that Bard is now making the power vad with a lower profile.
I met someone this week who had a patient on whom the bumps were visible through the skin, and the concern exists of future erosion. This was a new port for the pt, so the pt was already that thin.
We have had no patient complaints about this.
Gwen Irwin
Austin, Texas
No complaints at my facility.
Kevin
Maureen Lawler CRNI
Clinical Leader Venous Access Team
Salem Hospital
North Shore Medical Center
Salem, Ma 01970