Your Sinai doctor provides comprehensive resources to ensure you take proper care of your port site to prevent infections and other complications.

In the initial days after your port placement, you need to keep the area dry and lightly covered to keep debris away. You may take over-the-counter pain relievers to address any discomfort you have because of the procedure.

It’s important to check the port site daily to identify signs of infection as early as possible. These signs can include:

• Swelling
• Redness
• Drainage
• Excessive bleeding

If the surgical site becomes extremely tender or painful, call Sinai as soon as possible.

If you’re in need of port placement surgery, call Sinai today to schedule an appointment or book a consultation online now.

Inserting a port is a same-day surgical procedure that the Sinai medical team offers on-site.

You can expect to receive sedative medications to keep you relaxed and comfortable. Your doctor also provides a local anesthetic before making a small incision in the treatment area. Using fluoroscopy, and real-time X-ray technology, your Sinai provider guides a catheter into a vein.

To hold the port, your doctor makes a small pocket below your collarbone. They insert a tube under your skin that connects to the port of your vein.

After the port is in the proper position, your Sinai, provider closes the incision with stitches or medical glue.

Port placement is a medical procedure where the Sinai medical team implants a small medical device under your skin which connects to a vein that leads directly to your heart.

This port allows access to your blood vessels when you need medications or if you need procedures to remove excess fluids from your body. The port makes it convenient and safer for you to undergo these treatments frequently.