XING Lei, KONG Ling-quan, LI Hong-yuan, et al. Study on the diagnosis and treatment for PICC-related sepsis in patients with breast cancer[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2011,36(12):1519-1521.
XING Lei, KONG Ling-quan, LI Hong-yuan, et al. Study on the diagnosis and treatment for PICC-related sepsis in patients with breast cancer[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2011,36(12):1519-1521.DOI:
Objective:To study the diagnosis and treatment for PICC-related sepsis in patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy.Methods:The data of the diagnosis and treatment for PICC-related sepsis in 215 patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Three(1.39%) of the 216 PICCs were removed as a result of PICC-related sepsis in 29
73 and 108 catheter-days
with a rate of 0.16 per 1 000 catheter-days.Conclusion:Application of PICC in patients with breast cancer during chemotherapy is safe and effective.However some patients may develop catheter-related sepsis.In order to get a good therapeutic effect
we should pay attention to the symptoms and signs besides the blood culture results and treat it timely.