Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Experience in Long-Term Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients

• Published in: Journal of the Association for Vascular Access Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 42 - 45
• Main Author: Opilla, Marianne, BSN, RN, CNSC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Herriman Elsevier Inc 01.03.2017; Association for Vascular Access
• Subjects: Age; Cardiovascular; Caregivers; Catheters; CVC complications; Data collection; Home Parenteral Nutrition; Infections; Internal Medicine; Nutrition; Parenteral nutrition; Patients; Pharmacy; PICC; Studies; Surgery; PICC; CVC complications; Home Parenteral Nutrition

Abstract Parenteral nutrition is administered through a central venous catheter(CVC). Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are appropriate for home parenteral nutrition (HPN). The objective of this study was to examine a group of HPN patients with a PICC in place for more than six months,...