Open AccessNursing Interventions to Reduce Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Occlusion for Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Mengting Pan,
Anming Meng,
Rong Yin,
Xiaoxu Zhi,
Shizheng Du,
Ruchu Shi,
Ping Zhu,
Fang Cheng,
Mucun Sun,
Cheng Li,
Hong Fang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cancer nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.79
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1538-9804
pISSN - 0162-220X
DOI - 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000664
Subject(s) - medicine , peripherally inserted central catheter , psychological intervention , nursing , nursing interventions classification , occlusion , catheter , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , surgery
Cancer patients are considered the most at risk of the consequences of catheter occlusion. Therefore, nursing interventions that can effectively reduce the occlusion of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines must be identified to ensure a smooth treatment.