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

Kathryn Trautman, Takaaki Kobayashi, Chad McPherson and Karen Brust
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, Vol.3(1), e242
2023
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.511
PMCID: PMC10753506
PMID: 38156217
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https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.511View
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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.
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