What are implanted catheters?
Implanted catheters are tubes put into the body during a short surgery to allow entry into the large veins without starting an IV. They prevent both the pain and fear caused by repeated intravenous sticks and possible tissue damage by leakage of corrosive chemotherapy into tissue around the IV site. The possible complications from using implanted catheters are infection, clots, and kinks in the catheter.
