Complication Rates Among Cancer Patients With Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 20 (15) , 3276-3281
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2002.11.135
Abstract
PURPOSE: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are frequently used to deliver outpatient courses of intravenous therapy. However, the rates and risks of complication for this device have ...Keywords
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