Question: what is the difference between a hickman line and a port?
Answer: Additionally, Hickman lines had a 26% leakage rate or displacement rate, which did not occur at all in the Port-a-Cath group. ... The rate of removal was five times higher for Hickman lines (Hickman lines = 4.52/1000 catheter days, Port-a-Caths = 0.86/1000 catheter days, P = 0.0027).