Peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) in outpatient and inpatient oncological treatment.

Dorothea MielkeAndrea WittigUlf K Teichgräber

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

Using PICC in outpatients is not associated with an elevated risk of complications. Particular attention should be payed to early identification of PICC associated bloodstream infections. Immunotherapy is an independent risk factor for local skin complication.

Keyphrases

working memory
palliative care
risk factors
wound healing
robot assisted
minimally invasive