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Catheter heterotopia

A Modified Patients’ Posture for PICC Catheter Placement Makes Patients More Comfortable and Relaxed

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.080
Synopsis: 
Modified posture makes patients more comfortable and relaxed during the peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) procedure. It has comparable rate of procedure-related complications and catheter heterotopias with traditional posture.

ABSTRACT

Objective: This paper aimed to evaluate a modified posture for PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) catheter placement by comparing with traditional posture in terms of procedure-related complications and catheter heterotopia.

Accepted: 
26 Mar, 2015
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e-Published: 21 Oct, 2015

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