Risk factors for early PICC removal: A retrospective study of adult inpatients at an academic medical center.

Burton H ShenLindsey MahoneyJanine MolinoLeonard A Mermel

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Nearly one in five PICCs were removed within five days. Patients whose primary team was in an ICU and PICCs ordered on weekends were at independently higher risk of early removal.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
palliative care
acute respiratory distress syndrome