Knotting in peripherally inserted central catheters: more possible mechanisms
โ Scribed by Verghese T. Cherian; Thiruvenkatarajan Venkatesan; Sanjib Das Adhikary
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1496-8975
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This report describes our experiences with three patients requiring several weeks of central venous access for various intravenous therapies. These particular patients posed a considerable challenge for bedside placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter, so the catheters were placed in th
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are increasingly used in hospitalized patients. The benefit can be offset by complications such as upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT). ## METHODS: Retrospective study of patients who received a PICC while hospita