Without a port, a new intravenous (IV) needle would need to be placed each and every time you have chemo. A chemo port differs from a peripherally inserted central catheter (also known as a PICC line) ...

Correspondence to Dr Vineet Chopra, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; vineetc{at}umich.edu Background While midline vascular catheters are gaining ...