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A Protocol to Set Up Needle-Free Connector with Positive Displacement on Central Venous Catheter in Intensive Care Unit
Published on: July 13, 2019
Current training in percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) placement and maintenance for neonatal-perinatal
Orly Levit1, Veronika Shabanova2,3, Matthew J Bizzarro2
1Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. orly.levit@yale.edu.
Objective:
To describe the current educational status of percutaneously inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion/ maintenance training for neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellows in the United States.
Study Design:
A cross-sectional 34-question survey was electronically distributed to NPM fellowship training program directors (PDs) in the United States.
Results:
The response rate was 81.8% (81/99 PD). Most PDs (68.5%) reported that their neonatal intensive care unit has a PICC team. Fellows were PICC team members in 72%. Only 52% of programs offer formal training in PICC placement to fellows; 61.5% of these utilize a standardized curriculum. Dedicated PICC team existence was negatively associated with formal training for PICC insertion and maintenance for fellows (42.0% with PICC team vs. 73.91% without, p = 0.01).
Conclusions:
Wide variation exists in fellow's exposure, education, and competency assessment in PICC-related activities nationally. Development of a standardized curriculum would be beneficial.
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