Peripherally-inserted central venous catheter
A Vancomycin-Heparin Lock Solution for Prevention of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in Critically Ill Neonates With Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters: A Prospective, Randomized Trial
... placed peripherally inserted central venous catheter were randomized to have the catheter locked 2 or 3 times daily for 20 or 60 minutes with heparinized normal saline (n ⴝ 43) ...
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Original Article Peripherally inserted central catheter associated UEDVT in cancer patients: a retrospective review
... Peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) is non-tunneled medium- to long-term vascular via devices which are usually insert- ed into the deep veins of the upper extremi- ...
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Brachial pseudoaneurysm associated with median nerve injury as a complication of peripherally inserted central catheter: A case report
... obtaining venous access for antibiotic therapy (for 14 days) to treat recurrent episodes of bilateral maxillary sinusitis manifesting as cough, rhinorrhea with purulent sputum, fever, and poor general condition ...
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The risk of venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters in ambulant cancer patients
... were inserted by a team of trained nurses under ultrasound ...PICC inserted is the Groshong® single lumen closed ended catheter under ultrasound guidance using the SonoSite Nanomaxx® ...
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Survey of the Use of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters in Children
... the catheter wore a cap, mask, sterile gown, and sterile ...The catheter was then inserted through the needle, to a premeasured ...the catheter tip was determined ...the catheter was ...
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Original Article Incidence and risk factors for peripherally inserted central catheter-related vein thrombosis in lung cancer patients
... The hypercoagulable status of tumor patients has proved to be a risk factor for PRVT. A retro- spective analysis on 2313 patients with PICC procedures showed that D-dimer level more than 5 mg/L and OR value as high as ...
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Original Article Bedside prediction of peripherally inserted central catheter length: based on patient height combined with surface landmark
... The peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is important for cancer patients in a vari- ety of disease states and for different purpos- ...the catheter from the insertion site to ...
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Governing Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters by Combining Continuous Performance Improvement and Computerized Physician Order Entry
... 1980s, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) usage has increased ...uncuffed central venous catheters (CVCs), PICCs are the second most common type of ...
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Knowledge and Care related to Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in Pediatrics and Neonatology Nursing: an Integrative Review
... the central venous catheter peripheral insertion and found that analgesics were not used in 89% of ...first venous puncture, and in ...
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Original Article Analysis of the risk factors of peripherally inserted central catheter-associated venous thrombosis after chemotherapy in patients with lung cancer
... recurrent venous punc- ture [16]. PICC is a catheter inserted from the peripheral vein to the central veins through puncture, thereby delivering the catheter tip to the superior vena ...
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Analysis of Use and Outcomes of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC Line) in Hemato Oncological Patients
... PICCs inserted in adult hemato-oncological patients in Hematology and Medical Oncology Department of Health Care Global (HCG) Hospital were studied prospectively, as per the proforma, till PICCs were removed or ...
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The incidence and predictors of symptomatic venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
... Before insertions, PICC-relevant education was provided for patients, and informed consents were signed. All PICC catheterizations were operated normatively by our exten- sively trained vascular access nursing team with ...
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An Unusual Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Fractured in Vivo with Embolization Happened in a Child: A Case Report
... Figure 2. The chest angiograms immediately taken after X-ray films. Frac- tured piece of PICC line in the left main pulmonary artery is noted. Both ends (arrows 1 and 2) of the fractured fragment are in the upper and ...
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Central venous Access device SeCurement And Dressing Effectiveness for peripherally inserted central catheters in adult acute hospital patients (CASCADE): a pilot randomised controlled trial
... Methods: This single-centre pilot RCT included 124 admitted medical/surgical/cancer patients aged ≥ 16 years with a PICC. Interventions were: (i) standard polyurethane dressing and sutureless securement device (SPU + ...
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Incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections after removal of peripherally inserted central catheters in preterm neonates
... Background: Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) have become essential for a safe and reliable long term venous access in all neonatal intensive care units (NICU) for providing ...
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Case Report Case report: a multidisciplinary approach to maintenance of a peripherally inserted central catheter in a patient with extensive exfoliative dermatitis
... Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have been widely used in clinics, especially in patients undergoing chemotherapy who need long-term venous ...
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Risk of Infection Using Peripherally Inserted Central and Umbilical Catheters in Preterm Neonates
... 3 central venous access groups by using the x 2 test for categorical variables, and Student ’ s t test or the Mann – Whitney U test for continuous ...of venous access and neonatal outcomes and NICU ...
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TUNNELLED PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHERER- HOW WE DO THEM
... tunnelled peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at the upper arm of patient under real-time ultrasound-guided venipuncture using disposal equipment provided within a standard PICC ...
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Complications with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) used in hospitalized patients and outpatients: a prospective cohort study
... Results: One hundred ninety-two PICCs were monitored for a total of 5218 PICC-days (3337 PICC-days for inpatients, 1881 PICC-days for outpatients). The overall complication rate was 30.2% (11.1 per 1000 PICC-days) with a ...
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Evaluation of a Unique, Nurse-Inserted, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Program
... All children were inpatients or outpatients at our hospital, which is a tertiary care, pediatric, academic, health sciences center. The program was initiated in December 2001, and data for all patients who met the ...
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