Rescue of a patient with a 50 cm broken PICC tube retracted and wrapped in pulmonary artery: a case report
oleh: Yang Sha, Yu Ren-Tao, Zhang Hui-Lan, Jiang Xue, You Jian-Ping
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Sciendo 2021-12-01 |
Deskripsi
With the increasing use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in clinical application, the breaking of the PICC is increasing as well, which would turn into the emboli and drift to the heart and pulmonary artery, causing severe consequences. However, few cases have been reported on the rescue of patients with a broken PICC.