Determination of complication rate of PICC lines in Oncological Patients

Ghulam Haider; Shiyam Kumar; Basit Salam; Nehal Masood; Asim Jamal; Yasmeen Abdul Rasheed

Determination of complication rate of PICC lines in Oncological Patients

Ghulam Haider^*, Shiyam Kumar, Basit Salam, Nehal Masood, Asim Jamal, Yasmeen Abdul Rasheed

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Objective: To determine the complication rate of (PICCs) peripherally inserted central catheters in cancer patients with a 1 year prospective cohort study. Methods: All PICCs inserted in adult cancer patients in Radiology Department of The Aga Khan University Hospital were followed prospectively till removed or patient expired and pattern of complications noted. Results: One hundred and fourty six PICCs were inserted over a period of 1 year and followed for a total of 3329 catheter-days; median placement, 14 days: range 3-218 days. Of these 67 (32.8%) PICCs were complicated and removed earlier, for a rate of 14.4/1000 PICC-days. Patients with haematologic malignancies were more likely to have complications as compared to those with solid tissue malignancies. Conclusions: Despite a significant complication rate, PICCs are a relatively safe and cost effective method of establishing central venous access.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	663-667
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	59
Issue number	10
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Determination of complication rate of PICC lines in Oncological Patients

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