Improving PICC use and outcomes in hospitalised patients: an interrupted time series study using MAGIC criteria

Autor: Scott A. Flanders, Yvonne Calleja, Vineet Chopra, Ashley Snyder, Rama Thyagarajan, Mary A.M. Rogers, Lakshmi Swaminathan, Priscila Bercea
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: BMJ Quality & Safety. 27:271-278
ISSN: 2044-5423
2044-5415
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007342
Popis: BackgroundAlthough important in clinical care, reports of inappropriate peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use are growing.ObjectiveTo test whether implementation of the Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC) can improve PICC use and patient outcomes.DesignQuasi-experimental, interrupted time series design at one study site with nine contemporaneous external controls.SettingTen hospitals participating in a state-wide quality collaborative from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2016.Patients963 hospitalised patients who received a PICC at the study site vs 6613 patients at nine control sites.InterventionA multimodal intervention (tool, training, electronic changes, education) derived from MAGIC.MeasurementsAppropriateness of PICC use and rates of PICC-associated complications. Segmented Poisson regression was used for analyses.ResultsAbsolute rates of inappropriate PICC use decreased substantially at the study site versus controls (91.3% to 65.3% (−26.0%) vs 72.2% to 69.6% (−2.6%); PLimitationsNon-randomised design limits inference; the most effective component of the multimodal intervention is unknown; effects following implementation were modest.ConclusionsIn a multihospital quality improvement project, implementation of MAGIC improved PICC appropriateness and reduced complications to a modest extent. Given the size and resources required for this study, future work should consider cost-to-benefit ratio of similar approaches.
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