The problem with peripherally inserted central catheters

JAMA. 2012 Oct 17;308(15):1527-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.12704.

Authors

Vineet Chopra¹, Scott A Flanders, Sanjay Saint

Affiliation

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. vineetc@med.umich.edu

PMID: 23073947
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.12704

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / etiology*
Bacteremia / prevention & control
Catheter-Related Infections / etiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Central Venous / methods*
Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Peripheral / methods
Catheterization, Peripheral / statistics & numerical data
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Risk
Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / etiology
Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / prevention & control