The incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections was low in patients with midline vs peripherally inserted central catheters, but the use of midline catheters was associated with increased ...

What is a PICC line? It is a long plastic tube that goes into a vein in your arm. It ends in a large vein close to your heart. At the end of the length of line that you can see, there are connection ...

PICCs have a relatively low complication rate, but there are several potentially serious issues related to their use. See Table 2 for signs and symptoms of complications. The first cause is alteration ...

Only clinicians who have been trained to manage potential complications should remove a PICC. One potential complication, often referred to as a "stuck PICC," occurs when the catheter fails to ...

First in-human, phase I study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of BPM31543 (topical calcitriol solution) in adult cancer patients: Preliminary results.

Importance of pharmacist intervention in preventing adverse drug events after chemotherapy infusion. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

The SmartPICC System provides real-time catheter tip location information using both the patient's cardiac electrical activity and a proprietary sensing technology called ionic dilution, which ...

The global peripherally inserted central catheter industry value is predicted to grow from USD 1,037.0 million in 2024 to USD 1,289.9 million in 2034. Overall demand for PICCs will likely increase at ...