Safe use of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters for chemotherapy of solid malignancies in adult patients: A 1-year monocentric, prospectively-assessed, unselected cohort of 482 patients

Introduction: Aim of this study was to analyze the overall complication and failure rates of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs), in a 1-year consecutive unselected cohort of 482 adult patients, affected by non-hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Adult outpatient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of vascular access 2021-11, Vol.22 (6), p.873-881
Hauptverfasser:	Piredda, Alessio, Radice, Davide, Zencovich, Claudia, Cerri, Martina, Aventino, Lucia, Naccarato, Francesco, Magon, Giorgio, Biffi, Roberto
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Catheter-Related Infections - diagnosis Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects Central Venous Catheters - adverse effects Humans Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - drug therapy Prospective Studies Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction: Aim of this study was to analyze the overall complication and failure rates of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs), in a 1-year consecutive unselected cohort of 482 adult patients, affected by non-hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Adult outpatients (aged 18–75 years), with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0–2, bearing solid tumors and candidates for intravenous chemotherapy were eligible for the study. Exclusion criteria were active infections, coagulopathy (defined as platelet count
ISSN:	1129-7298 1724-6032
DOI:	10.1177/1129729820962905