Cure Today

PICC or Port? An Inconvenient Cancer Convenience

For patients with cancer, having a PICC or port can be convenient, but I got it removed the moment I was allowed to. One of the first decisions you’ll have to make after receiving a diagnosis of ...
ascopubs.org

Risk factors for complications of Peripherally Catheters Central Insertion (PICC) of prolonged use in patients with solid tumors treated with chemotherapy.

HBV reactivation, flare and fulminant hepatitis in patients receiving non-rituximab chemotherapy. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a ...
ascopubs.org

Thromboembolic (TE) complications in germ cell tumor (GCT) patients: Should use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC-Line) be pursued?

Outcomes of male patients with germ cell tumors and bone metastases: A mono-institutional retrospective study. Tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT ...
UUHC Health Feed

Vascular Access (PICC) Team

University of Utah Health’s Vascular Access (PICC) Team is a team of health care professionals specially trained in vascular access—or putting catheters inside your blood vessels so your body can get ...
Medscape

An Overview of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

PICCs have a relatively low complication rate, but there are several potentially serious issues related to their use. See Table 2 for signs and symptoms of complications. The first cause is alteration ...