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Complications and Risk Factors of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: A Review

Received: 10 October 2019     Accepted: 28 October 2019     Published: 31 October 2019
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Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are widely used in cancer and critical patients for it’s convenience and performance compared to central venous catheters (CVCs), however, PICCs are still associated with some complications which increase disease burden and health care cost. No agreement about incidence and risk factors of PICC-related complications has reached from previous studies although much work has been done in this area. Lack of targeted prevention may lead to difficulties and stagnation in prevention of PICC-related complications. Our review reviewed current literatures on PICC-related complications and risk factors aiming to provide reference for further PICC research and prevention measures. In this review, we searched PICC relate literatures, and listed the incidence and risk factors of PICC-related complications. Different studies reported different data and risk factors, and we have detailed in this review. The total incidence rate of complications ranged from 3% to 61.67%, infection and venous thrombosis are the most two common complications. The risk factors varied from study to study, but it is basically divided into patient related-, operation related- and material related-. For the prevention measures, we considered standardized operation and nursing according to guidance played an important role. In this field, better research and conclusions are needed to guide the work of medical staff.

Published in European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ejcbs.20190504.12
Page(s) 62-65
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Keywords

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters, Complications, Risk Factors

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  • National United Engineering Laboratory for Biomedical Material Modification, Dezhou, China

  • National United Engineering Laboratory for Biomedical Material Modification, Dezhou, China

  • National Engineering Technology Research Center for Colloidal Materials & Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China

  • National Engineering Technology Research Center for Colloidal Materials & Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China

  • Shandong Quality Inspection Center for Medical Devices, Jinan, China

  • Shandong Quality Inspection Center for Medical Devices, Jinan, China

  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China

  • National United Engineering Laboratory for Biomedical Material Modification, Dezhou, China

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