Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Vascular, Management, Veins / Vena cava, Ultrasound, Venous access, Cost-effectiveness, Complications, Economics, Education and training, Quality assurance
Authors:
J. C. Rivera Mata1, J. S. Cárdenas Herrán1, J. Vucetic1, R. Mirón Mombiela1, F. SAURI1, A. Talens2; 1VALENCIA/ES, 2Valencia, Va/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-3033
Background
The medical advance and the high complexity of the patients has forced the development of medical treatments of prolonged use and that by their characteristics have a vesicant character for the receiving vessel that forces to use central veins frequently,
on the other hand together with the prolongation of life expectancy is essential to improve the quality of life by using access routes more comfortable for the patient and with fewer complications.
It also is interesting to know in which circumstances the different types of central and peripheral routes are more cost - effective.
Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) were first described in 1975 for parenteral nutrition and since 1993 PICCs have routinely been placed by the interventional radiology services in the United States,
up to this date the indications has extended,improved in the safety of the insertion procedure,
care and indications.