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. 2024 Sep 5;4(1):e116.
doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.363. eCollection 2024.

Comparison of complication types in patients receiving vesicant intravenous antimicrobials or vasopressors via midlines and peripherally inserted central catheters

Bryan Grigg  1 , Nishant Varghese  2 , Christi Knapp  2 , Sabra L Shay  3 , Geraldine Jones  2 , James P Herlihy  4 , Prasad Manian  4 , Bradley Lembcke  2 , Mayar Al Mohajer  2   5
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Comparison of complication types in patients receiving vesicant intravenous antimicrobials or vasopressors via midlines and peripherally inserted central catheters

Bryan Grigg et al. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. .

Abstract

We assessed adverse events in hospitalized patients receiving selected vesicant antibiotics or vasopressors administered through midline catheters or peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC). The rates of catheter-related bloodstream infections, thrombosis, and overall events were similar across the two groups, while occlusion was higher in the PICC group.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Kaplan-Meier survival curves comparing MC and PICC. This figure represents the survival rates for the 2 study groups: midline catheters (blue) and peripherally inserted central catheters (red). Four outcomes are shown: bloodstream infections (top left), thrombosis (DVT or SVT) (top right), occlusion (bottom left), and all events (bottom right). The log-rank P values are presented in each panel. MC, midline catheters; PICC, peripherally inserted central catheters; BSI, bloodstream infections; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; SVT, superficial vein thrombosis.
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