Open AccessA comprehensive intervention program on the long-term placement of peripherally inserted central venous catheters
Author(s) -
Wenfeng Chen,
Hongbin Deng,
Liangfang Shen,
Man Qin,
Lianxian He
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.136657
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , peripherally inserted central catheter , complication , catheter , intervention (counseling) , central venous catheter , surgery , nursing , physics , optics
Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) have been increasingly utilized in treating patients in intensive care. The purpose of this study is to analyze the related complications and to evaluate effect of a comprehensive intervention on long-term PICCs.