Reasons of dislocation of peripherally inserted central catheter in patients with hemopathic diseases

Objecttve To investigate the reasons of peripherally inserted central catheter(PICC)dislocation in patients with hemopathic diseases.Method The clinical data of 136 hemopathic patients who had received PICC were retrospectively analysed.Results Fifteen patients experienced the dislocation of catheters.The main reason was the lack of experience of the operators.No correlation was found between the dislocation of catheter and the route of catheterinsertion(P＞0.05).Conclusion The PICC dislocation is mainly caused by the wrong maneuvers by inexperienced operators.