Clinical management of peripherally inserted central catheters compared to conventional central venous catheters in patients with hematological malignancies: A large multicenter study of the REL GROUP (Rete Ematologica Lombarda - Lombardy Hematologic Network, Italy)

Am J Hematol. 2017 Dec;92(12):E656-E659. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24903. Epub 2017 Oct 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Hematologic Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Hematologic Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infections / epidemiology*
  • Infections / etiology
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / epidemiology*