title: Peripherally inserted central catheters.
abstract: Peripherally inserted central catheters are increasingly used in the pediatric and adolescent population for long-term central access. This article reviews the indications, insertion techniques, and complications of peripherally inserted central catheter lines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. fabienne.bourgeois@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Fabienne C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lamagna
authors.forename: Vincent W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057785:Catheters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans