Background: Inappropriate health care leads to negative patient experiences, poor health
outcomes and inefficient use of resources. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of …

Background The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC)
provides evidence-based criteria for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use …

Background It remains unclear whether peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are
superior to central venous catheters (CVCs); therefore, we compared post-implantation …

Purpose There was no optimal risk assessment tool to stratify the risk of peripherally inserted
central catheter-related venous thromboembolism (PICC-RVT) in cancer patients. We …

Background Little is known about peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use,
appropriateness and device outcomes in Brazil. Methods We conducted an observational …

Background Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) provide reliable intravenous
access for delivery of parenteral therapy. Yet, little is known about PICC care practices or …

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are prevalent devices for medium-to-long-
term intravenous therapy but are often associated with morbid and potentially lethal …

At BMJ Quality & Safety, we frequently receive manuscripts that in some way replicate prior
research. For example, authors submit research seeking to validate previously published …

" Healthcare-associated infection takes a heavy toll on patients, and negatively affects
hospitals themselves, both financially and psychologically. Proven technical approaches to …

Objective We simplified and evaluated the Kaiser Permanente inpatient risk adjustment
methodology (KP method) to predict in-hospital mortality, using open-source tools to …