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ralika

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what guage and length use for their ports getting accessed.
 
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ralika

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what guage and length use for their ports getting accessed.
 
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ralika

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what guage and length use for their ports getting accessed.
 
R

ralika

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what guage and length use for their ports getting accessed.
 
R

ralika

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what guage and length use for their ports getting accessed.
 

tacknjibe

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I've had two ports over the last 16 years. What gage they use to access the port depends on whether they are drawing blood or just pushing antibiotics. What length they use depends on the port and whether they are leaving it in. A 3/4 inch usually sits flush to the skin on me but if they are just accessing it and drawing blood for it's monthly flush then the often use the 1" when that's what's available and I don't really care. Does that help?
 

tacknjibe

New member
I've had two ports over the last 16 years. What gage they use to access the port depends on whether they are drawing blood or just pushing antibiotics. What length they use depends on the port and whether they are leaving it in. A 3/4 inch usually sits flush to the skin on me but if they are just accessing it and drawing blood for it's monthly flush then the often use the 1" when that's what's available and I don't really care. Does that help?
 

tacknjibe

New member
I've had two ports over the last 16 years. What gage they use to access the port depends on whether they are drawing blood or just pushing antibiotics. What length they use depends on the port and whether they are leaving it in. A 3/4 inch usually sits flush to the skin on me but if they are just accessing it and drawing blood for it's monthly flush then the often use the 1" when that's what's available and I don't really care. Does that help?
 

tacknjibe

New member
I've had two ports over the last 16 years. What gage they use to access the port depends on whether they are drawing blood or just pushing antibiotics. What length they use depends on the port and whether they are leaving it in. A 3/4 inch usually sits flush to the skin on me but if they are just accessing it and drawing blood for it's monthly flush then the often use the 1" when that's what's available and I don't really care. Does that help?
 

tacknjibe

New member
I've had two ports over the last 16 years. What gage they use to access the port depends on whether they are drawing blood or just pushing antibiotics. What length they use depends on the port and whether they are leaving it in. A 3/4 inch usually sits flush to the skin on me but if they are just accessing it and drawing blood for it's monthly flush then the often use the 1" when that's what's available and I don't really care. Does that help?
 

Transplantmommy

New member
When I had mine I think that it was normally 20 gauge (I think) and 3/4 inch. I honestly could have used 1/2 inch, but no one ever carried that size.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
When I had mine I think that it was normally 20 gauge (I think) and 3/4 inch. I honestly could have used 1/2 inch, but no one ever carried that size.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
When I had mine I think that it was normally 20 gauge (I think) and 3/4 inch. I honestly could have used 1/2 inch, but no one ever carried that size.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
When I had mine I think that it was normally 20 gauge (I think) and 3/4 inch. I honestly could have used 1/2 inch, but no one ever carried that size.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
When I had mine I think that it was normally 20 gauge (I think) and 3/4 inch. I honestly could have used 1/2 inch, but no one ever carried that size.
 
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