Preservation of venous access in children is a major concern in pediatric interventional radiology. If a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) breaks, there are two options: repair the line with a repair kit or exchange the line over a wire in the interventional suite. The purpose of this study is to explore the outcome (patency, success and infection) of PICC repairs in children and to compare those risks to that of PICC exchange. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2017 Annual Meeting & Categorical Course , 2017

Authors: Gnannt Ralph, Patel Premal, Amaral Joao, Parra Dimitri, Connolly Bairbre

Keywords: PICC, repair, infection