Meeting
Abstract Number: 337
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are an increasingly popular choice in the acute care setting for intravenous therapy. However, compared to other catheters, PICCs are associated with a higher risk for venous thromboembolism and blood stream infection, with multi-lumen PICCs having higher complication rates than single lumen. Midline catheters are associated with a much […]