Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety, efficacy, and subjective
satisfaction of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in terminally ill cancer patients …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether routine insertion of
peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at admission to a hospice-palliative care (HPC) …

CONTEXT: Oral administration of medication is often difficult in terminally ill cancer patients,
and a subcutaneous route is traditionally one of the most preferred parenteral routes. Recent …

Abstract From 2002 to 2006, 524 cancer patients who underwent PICC insertion by nursing
staff were studied. 568 PICCs were in place for a total of 32068 days (mean duration: 56 …

Purpose Some cancer patients in palliative care require intravenous administration of
symptom relieving drugs. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and midline …

At our institution, a retrospective review of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in
oncology patients had previously demonstrated a complication rate of 40.7%. Since then we …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of multifaceted interventions in reducing complications of
peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) in adult oncology patients. Methods …

Background The risk of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)‐related complications
in patients hospitalized with solid tumors remains unclear. Existing studies are limited by …

Purpose Few prospective follow-up studies evaluating the use of peripherally inserted
central catheters (PICCs) to deliver chemotherapy and/or home parenteral nutrition (HPN) …

Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the experience of using a peripherally
inserted central catheter (PICC) in cancer sufferers receiving outpatient treatment. Methods …