Clinical experience with power-injectable PICCs in intensive care patients

Mauro Pittiruti, Alberto Brutti, Davide Celentano, Massimiliano Pomponi, Daniele G Biasucci, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, Mauro Pittiruti, Alberto Brutti, Davide Celentano, Massimiliano Pomponi, Daniele G Biasucci, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo

Abstract

Introduction: In the ICU, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) may be an alternative option to standard central venous catheters, particularly in patients with coagulation disorders or at high risk for infection. Some limits of PICCs (such as low flow rates) may be overcome with the use of power-injectable catheters.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all of the power-injectable PICCs inserted in adult and pediatric patients in the ICU during a 12-month period, focusing on the rate of complications at insertion and during maintenance.

Results: We collected 89 power-injectable PICCs (in adults and in children), both multiple and single lumen. All insertions were successful. There were no major complications at insertion and no episodes of catheter-related bloodstream infection. Non-infective complications during management were not clinically significant. There was one episode of symptomatic thrombosis during the stay in the ICU and one episode after transfer of a patient to a non-intensive ward.

Conclusion: Power-injectable PICCs have many advantages in the ICU: they can be used as multipurpose central lines for any type of infusion including high-flow infusion, for hemodynamic monitoring, and for high-pressure injection of contrast media during radiological procedures. Their insertion is successful in 100% of cases and is not associated with significant risks, even in patients with coagulation disorders. Their maintenance is associated with an extremely low rate of infective and non-infective complications.

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Triple-lumen power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheter inserted in an adult patient in the ICU.
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Double-lumen power-injectable peripherally inserted central catheter inserted in a pediatric patient in the ICU.
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Ultrasound scan at the mid-arm. Left to right: basilic vein, brachial nerve, and brachial artery between two small brachial veins.

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