Should you pick the PICC? Prolonged use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in children with intestinal failure
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Kathryn LaRusso, Geraldine Schaack, Tiffany Fung, Kevin McGregor, Justin Long, Marie-Pier Dumas, Zahia Attari, Yasmine Yousef, Hidy Girgis, Rajam Raghunathan, Ana Sant'Anna, Sherif Emil
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Abstract
Purpose
Prolonged central vascular access is a source of significant morbidity in children with intestinal failure (IF). In an effort to decrease morbidity, our multidisciplinary IF team has primarily used peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) for these patients. We compared outcomes of PICCs to Broviacs®.
Methods
A review of children with IF (2006–2018) at an academic children's hospital was conducted. Inclusion criteria: total parenteral nutrition duration >42 days or small bowel length
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