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01-04-2012 | Letter

Power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheters: a step-down access or a real alternative to standard central venous lines?

Author: Fernando Godinho Zampieri

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2012

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The recent article by Pittiruti and colleagues reports important clinical experience with power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheters (P-PICCs) in critically ill patients [1]. Nevertheless, I believe some of the findings deserve clarification. …

Pittiruti M, Brutti A, Celentano D, Pomponi M, Biasucci DG, Annetta MG, Scoppettuolo G: Clinical experience with power injectable peripherally inserted central catheters in intensive care patients. Crit Care 2012, 16: R21. 10.1186/cc11181PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

Title: Power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheters: a step-down access or a real alternative to standard central venous lines?
Author: Fernando Godinho Zampieri
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 2/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11294

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Power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheters: a step-down access or a real alternative to standard central venous lines?

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