Nature

Current training in percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) placement and maintenance for neonatal–perinatal medicine fellows

To describe the current educational status of percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion/ maintenance training for neonatal–perinatal medicine (NPM) fellows in the United States. A ...
Nature

Comparison of different techniques for the management of venous steno-occlusive lesions during placement of peripherally inserted central catheter

The purpose of this study is to investigate strategies for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement in patients with venous steno-occlusive lesion (VSOL). We performed a retrospective ...
Medscape

An Overview of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

Several factors contraindicate PICC placement: lack of peripheral access, venous thrombosis, and end-stage renal disease. In addition, PICCs should not be used for frequent intermittent access or for ...
HealthLeaders Media

Specialist Nurses Trained to Obtain Informed Consent

If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be obtained by the nurse, or does that responsibility remain with the ordering physician? One facility, by ...