Nursing care for a patient with mechanical ventilation coma complicated with infection and difficulty in PICC catheterization
XIE Rui
XU Zhe
Abstract：This article summarizes the nursing care of a patient with mechanical ventilation coma complicated with infection and difficulty in indwelling peripherally inserted central catheter catheterization.The key points of nursing include the management of old puncture wound infections,the assessment of vascular access reconstruction,the pre-treatment of re-indwelling catheters for infected patients,the management of difficulties in PICC catheterization for comatose patients with mechanical ventilation,and post-catheterization care.Under the collaborative management of a multidisciplinary team,the PICC catheter was successfully indwelled.During the hospitalization,the catheter was well maintained and no catheter-related complications occurred.The patient recovered and was discharged after 103 days of hospitalization.
Keywords：Mechanical ventilationComaPeripherally inserted central venous catheterCatheter-related bloodstream infectionDifficulty in tube placementNursing
Publication Date：2026-02-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-25(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 131-132,封3 )