Reducing peripherally inserted central catheters and midline catheters by training nurses in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement.

Benjamin T Galen Sarah W BaronSandra YoungAlleyne HallLinda Berger-SpivackWilliam Southern

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2019)

These results suggest that an abbreviated training in ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement for nurses on an inpatient medical unit is sufficient to reduce PICC and midline catheters.

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