Taking medication mith a portable infusion pump - Central venous vatheter with anti-reflux valve or peripheral catheter

You need to take a medication using a portable infusion pump. This fact sheet explains how to do this. It also describes how to take care of the catheter, the small tube through which the drug is injected.

Home care , Internal Medicine

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Prendre un médicament à l'aide d'un perfuseur portable - Cathéter veineux central avec valve antireflux

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