Clinical nursing research: a novel method to assess the misplacement of peripherally inserted central catheter / 中国实用护理杂志
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
;
(36): 688-690, 2016.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-496014
ABSTRACT
Objective To explore a new method which could detect the misplacement of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).Methods The action of coughing was applied to 252 patients and observing the changes in dripping speed.Results The accuracy rate of this new method was 100.00% (252/252).The success rate of first PICC in these patients was also 100.00% (252/252).Conclusions It suggests that the new method Should be effective and convenient in the assessment of PICC misplacement and it can be applied to detect the misplacement occurred in and after the process of PICC.
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Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
Year:
2016
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