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CASE REPORT article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Surgical Oncology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1416855
This article is part of the Research Topic Advancing Patient-Centric Oncology: Non-Operative Management and Surgical De-Escalation in Cancer Care View all 8 articles

Case Report: A report on the countermeasures after PICC line breakage in 3 postoperative breast cancer patients

Provisionally accepted
Yuqin Jing Yuqin Jing Jing Qu Jing Qu Shuo Jiang Shuo Jiang Xiaomin Wang Xiaomin Wang *
  • Jinan Maternity And Child Care Hospital, Jinan, China

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    Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a widely used technique in oncology chemotherapy, characterized by safety, reliability, and long dwell time. However, a catheter can break due to various causes. When an acute rupture occurs, it always lead to sever complications which may threaten patients' safety and potentially result in medical disputes. In this study, we collected and analyzed 3 cases of PICC line breakage causing drug leakage in our hospital from 2018 to 2023. All these 3 cases were postoperative breast cancer patients accepting chemotherapy, with 2 cases involving external partial breakage and 1 case involving internal partial breakage.Due to timely and appropriate management, no acute rupture occurred. We propose some ideas such as selecting high-quality catheter materials and avoiding over extension or repeated bending are crucial in preventing PICC line breakage. In addition, we also recommend establishing a standardized and scientific management pattern of PICC to ensure the safety and effectiveness of its clinical application, including comprehensive assessment, "four-element" intervention, and continuous evaluation.

    Keywords: breast cancer, Peripherally inserted central venous catheter, Breakage, countermeasures, case report

    Received: 13 Apr 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jing, Qu, Jiang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Xiaomin Wang, Jinan Maternity And Child Care Hospital, Jinan, China

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