title: Evaluation of SURECATH access device.
abstract: Since the development of the implanted port in the early 1980s, nurses have become very comfortable with the use of non-coring needles to access these devices. The SURECATH port-accessing device replaces the non-coring needle with a flexible Teflon catheter. An initial assessment of 10 patients accessed with the SURECATH device indicated a greater degree of patient comfort while accessed as compared with the non-coring needle. In addition, nursing staff reported increased ease in accessing the implanted port with the SURECATH device. The SURECATH port-accessing device gives nurses an attractive alternative to the non-coring needle when accessing implanted ports.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene