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Patients receiving chemotherapy require frequent blood draws to monitor the treatmentâs effect on the body. The port can be used for these routine blood draws. Fluids and medications, such as anti-nausea medicines and antibiotics can be given through the port.
People are commonly given intravenous antibiotics through an intravenous catheter connected to an infusion pump. The medications can be injected directly into the catheter, or injected into a bag of sterile saline solution for a slow infusion into the bloodstream.