Jpen Parenter Enter
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Jpen Parenter Enter · Mar 1999
Comparative StudyPeripherally inserted central catheters for parenteral nutrition: a comparison with centrally inserted catheters.
Central venous access is crucial for the provision of adequate parenteral nutrition (PN). The type of central venous access device (CVAD) has evolved over the past 10 years. The most recent trend has been to use peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). This development has occurred without controlled clinical trials. ⋯ PICCs have replaced tunneled and nontunneled central catheters as the most commonly used CVAD for providing PN. PICCs do not result in increased line sepsis or thrombosis but have an increased incidence of local complications such as leaking catheters, phlebitis, and malposition.