Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2018 Dec 21;6(1):99-105.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.12.007. eCollection 2019 Jan 10.

Peripherally inserted central catheters in critically ill patients - complications and its prevention: A review

Sona Duwadi  1 , Qinghua Zhao  1 , Birendra Singh Budal  2
Affiliations
Review

Peripherally inserted central catheters in critically ill patients - complications and its prevention: A review

Sona Duwadi et al. Int J Nurs Sci. .

Erratum in

Abstract

Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is extensively used in critical care settings, because it plays a vital role in providing safe central venous entry. However, PICC is associated with several complications, which should be detected to shorten the duration of patients' improvement, reduce health care cost, and lessen the incidence of various PICC-related complications. Therefore, this study aimed to outline current literature on PICC procedures, potential complications, and measures for prevention. Understanding evidence-based guidelines regarding insertion technique, early detection of complications, and care bundle of PICC is significant in complication prevention. Implementation of education, training, and appropriate multidisciplinary approaches on PICC care among nurses and caregivers is the key to preventing complications. Thus, the strict care of indwelling PICC lines, the targeted and reasonable PICC-associated complication prevention, and nursing care have a major clinical significance in reducing the occurrence of potential PICC complications.

Keywords: Catheterization; Central venous; Complications; Intensive care; Patients; Prevention strategies; Review.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Baxi S.M., Shuman E.K., Scipione C.A., Chen B., Sharma A., Rasanathan J.J. Impact of postplacement adjustment of peripherally inserted central catheters on the risk of bloodstream infection and venous thrombus formation. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013;34(8):785–792. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ugas M.A., Cho H., Trilling G.M., Tahir Z., Raja H.F., Ramadan S. Central and peripheral venous lines-associated blood stream infections in the critically ill surgical patients. Ann Surg Innovat Res. 2012;6(1):8. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Deshmukh M., Shinde M. Impact of structured education on knowledge and practice regarding venous access device care among nurses. Int J Sci Res. 2014;3(5):895–901.
    1. Cotogni P., Barbero C., Garrino C., Degiorgis C., Mussa B., De Francesco A. Peripherally inserted central catheters in non-hospitalized cancer patients: 5-year results of a prospective study. Support Care Canc. 2015;23(2):403–409. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ong B., Gibbs H., Catchpole I., Hetherington R., Harper J. Peripherally inserted central catheters and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis. Australas Radiol. 2006;50(5):451–454. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources