Time and resources of peripherally inserted central catheter insertion procedures: a comparison between blind insertion/chest X-ray and a real time tip navigation and confirmation system

J. Tomaszewski, Kenneth; Ferko, Nicole; Hollmann, S.; Eng, Simona; Howard, Richard; Rowe, Lynn; Sproule, Susan

doi:10.2147/ceor.s121230

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Time and resources of peripherally inserted central catheter insertion procedures: a comparison between blind insertion/chest X-ray and a real time tip navigation and confirmation system

Published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research • Feb 1, 2017

Authors:

Kenneth J. Tomaszewski

Nicole Ferko

S. Hollmann

Abstract

Background: The Sherlock 3CG™ Tip Confirmation System (TCS) provides real-time peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip insertion information using passive magnetic navigation and patient cardiac electrical activity. It is an alternative tip confirmation method to fluoroscopy or chest X-ray...

Subject

Medicine

Fluoroscopy

Peripherally inserted central catheter

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