Objective: To explore the risk factors affecting peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip malposition in preterm infants. Methods: A retrospective collection of clinical data from preterm ...

Local infection: clinical signs of local venous infection at the PICC insertion site (eg, purulent drainage), confirmed with a positive (>15 cfu) swab or catheter tip but with negative or no blood ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Most peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC-lines) in our institution are placed ...

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CASCADE, Central venous Access device SeCurement And Dressing Effectiveness; PICC, Peripherally inserted central catheter; nt, non-tunnelled; t, tunnelled. Sample size estimates: A reduction in ...