Double-lumen catheter is a risk factor for complications of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in children

• Main Authors: Yoshifumi Ito (Author), Kentaro Okamoto (Author), Yuki Mizuno (Author), Kei Ogino (Author), Takeo Fujiwara (Author), Tsuyoshi Nakagawa (Author), Toshiaki Ishikawa (Author), Toshifumi Kudo (Author), Hiroyuki Uetake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Although peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are useful for children because of the high burden of vascular puncture, no guidelines exist for PICC in terms of insertion site, blood vessel, and type of catheter. We investigated the risk factors of complications during P...