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Preventing Complications of Central Venous Catheterization

Central Venous Catheters. By definition, a CVC is one whose tip is located in a central vessel (i.e. the thoracic vena cava)Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) is a catheter inserted via a peripheral vein whose tip terminates in the vena cava.. Central Venous Catheters. >5 Million catheters inserted each yearUsed for many things, including hemodynamic support to nutritional supportBut, adverse events which are hazardous to the patient and also expensive to treat.>15% of the pa1141

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Preventing Complications of Central Venous Catheterization

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