Clinical characteristics of peripherally inserted central catheter-related complications in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a prospective and observational study

Abstract Purpose The incidence of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related complications is higher in cancer patients than in noncancer patients. However, the pattern of specific complication occurrence over time remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical...

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Published in:	BMC Cancer
Main Authors:	Ruixia Liu, Huiqiong Xu, Lihui Pu, Xiaofeng Xie, Hongxiu Chen, Zhoupeng Wu, Huirong Chen, Xiaoxia Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Cancer patients Chemotherapy Peripherally inserted central catheter Catheter-related complications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11413-0