Lower risk of bloodstream infections for peripherally inserted central catheters compared to central venous catheters in critically ill patients

BACKGROUND: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) serve as an alternative to short-term central venous catheters (CVCs) for providing intravenous access in hospitalized patients. Although a number of studies suggest that PICCs are associated with a lower risk of central line-associa...

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Autores principales: Pitiriga, Vassiliki, Bakalis, John, Theodoridou, Kalliopi, Kanellopoulos, Petros, Saroglou, George, Tsakris, Athanasios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9647909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36352414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01180-1

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