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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method Exit site infection;Bleeding at insertion site;Procedure time;Technical success;Subcutaneous tunnel associated complicataion (bleeding, skin injury, or subcutaneous infection)