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The risk of venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters in ambulant cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). PICCs are increasingly utilised in the management of cancer patients, a group which carries both additional risks for vascular thromboembolism as well as for complex morbidity. We anal...

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Autores principales: Jones, Daniel, Wismayer, Kurt, Bozas, George, Palmer, June, Elliott, Mandi, Maraveyas, Anthony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5604407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28936124
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12959-017-0148-y