title: Peripherally inserted central catheter exchange using a breakaway sheath: a new approach.
abstract: There is an increasing demand for the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC). In hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, skilled care centers, hospices, alternative care centers, and homes, more PICC lines are being inserted. Therapies are complex and involve lengthy protocols to combat multiple diseases and antibiotic-resistant infections.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fabian
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans