Study Reports Bloodstream Infections for Intestinal Failure Comparing PICC Versus Hickman Lines
“When you do the math on the study population suffering from intestinal failure; 20% of patients who received a Hickman catheter developed a central-line infection and 18% of those who received a PICC line developed a central-line infection. Polyurethane and silicone PICCs and polyurethane were used for the Hickman lines. Both materials are defective” … Greg [...]