Superior success rate of intracavitary electrocardiogram guidance for peripherally inserted central catheter placement in patients with cancer: A randomized open-label controlled multicenter study.

BACKGROUND:Intracavitary electrocardiogram (IC ECG) guidance emerges as a new technique for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) placement and demonstrates many potential advantages in recent observational studies. AIMS:To determine whether IC ECG-guided PICCs provide more accurate positi...

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Main Authors: Ling Yuan, Rongmei Li, Aifeng Meng, Yuling Feng, Xiancui Wu, Yiqun Yang, Ping Chen, Zhenzhu Qiu, Jing Qi, Chuanying Chen, Jia Wei, Minyi Qin, Weiwei Kong, Xiangyu Chen, Wei Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344315?pdf=render