Meanings of central catheters in English

Aim: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are increasingly used as a route of chemotherapy administration.

An increased use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) in French hospitals has been observed in recent years.

Objective: Evidence-based guidelines have resulted in decreases in bloodstream infections associated with central catheters (CLABSIs) in hospital intensive care units.

Recently, a new tip-conductive peripherally inserted central catheters and new Doppler ultrasound device integrated with intracavitary electrocardiogram have been introduced into clinical practice in China.

NCT03230357) was performed to verify the feasibility and accuracy of intracavitary electrocardiogram, as performed with this new peripherally inserted central catheters and device.

Results: Four patients had intravenous central catheters, and 1 had recent surgery, whereas the remaining 2 had no identifiable risk factors.