Prospective observational study on the complications and tolerability of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in neuro-oncological patients.
Simonetti GiorgiaA SommarivaM LusignaniE AnghileriC Basso RicciM EoliA V FittipaldoP GavianiC MoreschiS TogniI TramacereA SilvaniPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
The results showed a nonnegligible increased thromboembolic risk in neuro-oncological patients with PICCs, almost double that in historical oncological populations. It is essential to extend the study to a greater number of patients to achieve reliable results and to identify patients at high risk. The device seems to be positively accepted by the majority of patients, without affecting activities of daily living.