Patterns, appropriateness and outcomes of peripherally inserted central catheter use in Brazil: a multicentre study of 12 725 catheters.

Eneida Rejane Rabelo-SilvaSolange Antonia LourençoRubia Natasha MaestriClaudia Candido da LuzVanderlei Carlos PupinRaquel Bauer CechinelEduarda Bordini FerroMarco Aurélio Lumertz SaffiTelma Christina do Campo SilvaLarissa Martins de AndradeLarissa Fernanda Sales GomesLorena Alves da GamaMariana Marques de AraújoFábio Rodrigues Ferreira do Espírito SantoLeticia López PedrazaVânia Naomi HirakataVilma Santana SoaresWidlani Sousa MontenegroGustavo Rocha Costa de FreitasThaís Souza de JesusVineet Chopranull null

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2022)

Use of PICCs in Brazilian hospitals appears to be safe and comparable with North America. However, opportunities to improve appropriateness remain. Future studies examining barriers and facilitators to improving device use in Brazil would be welcomed.

Keyphrases

healthcare
current status
case control
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance