Insertion site assessment of peripherally inserted central catheters: Inter-observer agreement between nurses and inpatients.

CONCLUSION: The high level of agreement between nurse/patient pairs make the instrument useful for assessing peripherally inserted central catheter-associated signs of localised infection, allergic or irritant dermatitis or dressing dislodgement in a community setting. PMID: 29560795 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29560795?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - March 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research