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Subcutaneous tunneling vs conventional PICC: A randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Not Applicable
Registration Number
KCT0005521
Lead Sponsor
The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Terminated
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1694
Inclusion Criteria

? Adult (more than 18 year old) hospitalized patients in needs of PICC
? Patients who agree with participating clinical trial under fully understanding of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

? Diagnosis of CLABSI requires more than 48 hours after catheterization. Patients with pending discharge from hospital within 2 days will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of Central-Line associated Blood Stream Infection; by definition of National Healthcare Safety Network, patients with catheter more than 2 days and microbiologic diagnosis of bloiod stream infection without other infection (eg. mucosal barrier injury-laboratory confirmed bloodstream infection. Rate of CLABSI will be presented with percentage and rate per catheter-day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Exit site infection;Bleeding at insertion site;Procedure time;Technical success;Subcutaneous tunnel associated complicataion (bleeding, skin injury, or subcutaneous infection)
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