Infection Control
PICC Line Prevention
PICC Line Infection Prevention Research
Care of Patient with PICC Line
CDC – 2011 Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
“Using the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) benchmark of 3.9 BSI/1000 central line days in MICUs, the MICU BSI infection rate was 11.8 times lower for PICC lines. There is no NNIS benchmark for medical-surgical wards, extended care units, or outpatients with PICC lines. With the increasing use of PICC lines and the opportunity to decrease central line infections, PICC BSI rates for all ICUs, inpatients, and outpatient areas should be considered for inclusion within the NNIS benchmark rates.”
T. Royer, E. Lang, K. Neuzil, H. Beneda. (2005). Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) bloodstream infection surveillance rates in medical intensive care, medical-surgical wards, extended care, and outpatients. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control. (Vol. 33, Issue 5, Pages e15-e16, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.04.008)