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The incidence and risk factors of peripherally inserted central catheter-related infection among cancer patients

BACKGROUND: As the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) increased in chemotherapy, the identification of complications and risk factors became essential to prevent patient harm. But little is known about PICC-related infection and risk factors among patients with cancer. Our study...

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Autores principales: Gao, Yufang, Liu, Yuxiu, Ma, Xiaoyan, Wei, Lili, Chen, Weifen, Song, Lei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26045668
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S83776