ECG-based PICC tip verification system: an evaluation 5 years on.
Br J Nurs
; 25(19): S4-S10, 2016 Oct 27.
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| ID: mdl-27792447
ABSTRACT
In 2011, the vascular access team at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust safely and successfully incorporated the use of electrocardiogram (ECG) guidance technology for verification of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) tip placement into their practice. This study, 5 years on, compared the strengths and limitations of using this ECG method with the previous gold-standard of post-procedural chest X-ray. The study was undertaken using an embedded case study approach, and the cost, accuracy and efficiency of both systems were evaluated and compared. Using ECG to confirm PICC tip position was found to be cheaper, quicker and more accurate than post-procedural chest X-ray.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cateterismo Periférico
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Radiografia Torácica
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Eletrocardiografia
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article