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Contributing factors for a late spontaneous peripherally inserted central catheter migration: a case report and review of literature

Contributing factors for a late spontaneous peripherally inserted central catheter migration: a case report and review of literature

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Article Type: REVIEW

Article Subject: Oncology

DOI:10.5301/jva.5000337

Authors

Paolo Beccaria, Simona Silvetti, Milena Mucci, Ivana Battini, Paola Brambilla, Alberto Zangrillo

Corresponding author

  • Paolo Beccaria
  • Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care
  • Via Olgettina 60
  • Milan 20132, Italy
  • beccaria.paolo@hsr.it

Abstract

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are associated with some adverse events, the most frequent are thrombosis, tip catheter malposition and spontaneous late migration. However, the cause of spontaneous late migration in most cases remains unknown. We carried out this study to add data to the literature on PICCs late spontaneous migration.

We conducted a systematic review of all manuscripts describing PICC spontaneous late migration in adult populations and we also described two cases of late PICCs migration.

We identified five studies for a total of 58 cases of PICC late migration. In our two cases, patients’ activity is an important contributing factor for late spontaneous PICC migration.

To avoid late catheter misplacement, initial malposition should be immediately identified and promptly corrected and a detailed patients training should be carried out.

Article History

  • • Accepted on 18/11/2014
  • • Available online on 03/03/2015

Disclosures

Financial support: The authors have no financial disclosures to make.
Conflict of interest: No external funding and no competing interests declared. We do not have any potential conflict of interest.

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Authors

  • Beccaria, Paolo [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1, * Corresponding Author (beccaria.paolo@hsr.it)
  • Silvetti, Simona [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
  • Mucci, Milena [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
  • Battini, Ivana [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2
  • Brambilla, Paola [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2
  • Zangrillo, Alberto [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1

Affiliations

  • Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan - Italy
  • PiCC-Team Nurse, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan - Italy

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