title: [Comparison of port needle with safety device between Huber Plus (HP) and Poly PERF Safe (PPS)].
abstract: An embedded port is frequently used for outpatients with advanced cancer in central venous chemotherapy or hepatic arterial chemoinfusion. The port needle with a safety device in an ambulatory treatment center is indispensable for medical employees and patient plus family to reduce the risk of a needle puncture accident and to prevent iatrogenic infection. The port needle with safety system has been already introduced in our chemotherapy center. There are two types of port needle with safety device; Huber Plus (HP, Medicon Co., Ltd.) and POLY PERF Safe (PPS, Pyolax Device, Co., Ltd.). The comparison of the feasibility between HP and PPS was conducted by both medical employees and patients plus family using an inquiry score method. HP was highly regarded for its stability plus fixation and PPS for its usefulness in puncture and extraction of the needle. PPS was found to be preferable to HP based on the overall evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University.
authors.forename: Chigusa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimono
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishimoto
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oura
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaue
authors.forename: Morio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D009339:Needles; D009726:Nurses; D010361:Patients; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires