Feasibility and agreement between TTE and intracavitary ECG for PICC tip positioning in adult oncology patients: A single-centre exploratory study

Kai Xin; Mian Zhou; Yubiao Kang; Shanping Li; Chenjuan Wang; Lin Wang; Ling Yuan; Baorui Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0345105

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Feasibility and agreement between TTE and intracavitary ECG for PICC tip positioning in adult oncology patients: A single-centre exploratory study

Kai Xin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kai Xin, Mian Zhou, Yubiao Kang

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Mian Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kai Xin, Mian Zhou, Yubiao Kang

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Thoracic, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Yubiao Kang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kai Xin, Mian Zhou, Yubiao Kang

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation College of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Shanping Li,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Chenjuan Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Lin Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Ling Yuan ,

Roles Conceptualization

* E-mail: baoruiliu@nju.edu.cn (BL); yuanling@nju.edu.cn (LY)

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1692-264X

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Baorui Liu

Roles Supervision

* E-mail: baoruiliu@nju.edu.cn (BL); yuanling@nju.edu.cn (LY)

Affiliation Department of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Feasibility and agreement between TTE and intracavitary ECG for PICC tip positioning in adult oncology patients: A single-centre exploratory study

Kai Xin,
Mian Zhou,
Yubiao Kang,
Shanping Li,
Chenjuan Wang,
Lin Wang,
Ling Yuan,
Baorui Liu

Published: April 2, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345105

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