Meeting
Abstract Number: 10
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: A substantial proportion of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are placed for inappropriate indications. We performed a multi-hospital intervention to improve the appropriateness of PICC use. Methods: We conducted a collaborative cohort study of hospitals participating in the Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium. An evidence-based intervention centered on the Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters […]