Meeting
Abstract Number: 163
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Catheter occlusion is often encountered when using peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). Patients who experience catheter occlusion are at risk of interruption of therapy, thrombolytic instillment, and complications such as VTE. Whether rates of PICC occlusion vary by flushing protocols, device type, or duration is not known. Methods: Using data from the Michigan Hospital […]