• 1. Tumour Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
  • 2. Department of Urinary Surgery, Third People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Guangyuan 628001, China;
  • 3. Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
LIUChang, Email: zxtcwchscu@163.com
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Objective To evaluate tip location of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) by using the carina as evaluation mark, so as to provide clinical references for blinding manipulation of PICC. Methods A retrospective analysis about the effects of tip location of PICC by using the carina as evaluation mark on inpatients with malignant tumour was conducted in tumour centre of the West China Hospital from March 2013 to April 2014. Chest X radiography was applied to evaluate the tip location of PICC. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 19.0) and the outcomes were presented by frequency and percentage. Results A total of 612 cases of blinding manipulation of PICC were evaluated, of which, 502 (82%) were located in the central venous and 110 (18%) were located in the noncentral venous. The numbers of those with the catheter tips located in the non-central venous were 38 in the right atrium, 33 in the internal jugular vein, 24 in the innominate vein, 8 in the axillary vein, and 7 in the subclavian vein, respectively. Conclusion The effects of blinding manipulation of peripherally-inserted central catheter by using the carina as evaluation mark are relatively good. But it still needs to be improved.

Citation: ZHANGXiao-xia, ZHANGYang-guang, YUHua-qin, LIUJuan, JIAYi, LIUChang. Effect Evaluation of Blinding Manipulation of Peripherally-inserted Central Catheter by Using the Carina as Evaluation Mark. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015, 15(2): 130-132. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20150023 Copy

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