Defaulting peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) orders to single lumen: A quality improvement initiative at a Midwestern academic center 2022-2023.

ABSTRACT: Defaulting the order for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) placement to single lumen increased proportion of single-lumen insertions over total insertions from 42/126 (33%) to 57/104 (51)%. Single-lumen PICCs had a nonsignificant lower rate of central line-associated bloodstream infection compared to double-lumen PICCs.

SUBMITTER: Trautman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753506 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature