The role of sitting-up-straight position on correction of PICC heterotopia
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.09.013
- VernacularTitle:端坐位在PICC导管异位调整正位中的作用
- Author:
Xiaomei HUANG
;
Yingshan LI
;
Shengying WEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
peripherally inserted central catheter;
catheter heterotopia;
internal jugular vein
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(9):44-45
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the role of sitting-up-straight position in correction of peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC)heterotopia.Method Eighteen cases with PICC heterotopia were instructed to take the position of sitting up straight. Result All of the patients had the PICC heterotopia corrected.Conclusions The sitting-up-straight position can effectively correct the PICC catheter heterotopia.This method is simple and feasible and thus worthy of clinical application.
