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Unveiling Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Fractures and Related Complications in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Concise Review

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have become popular over tunneled catheters in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) due to their ease of use and convenience. Although rare, a PICC fracture can be a severe and potentially fatal complication. This narrative review aims to identify fac...

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Autores principales: Balasundaram, Palanikumar, Lucena, Michelle H, Jiang, Lan, Nafday, Suhas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10666564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021894
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47572