Ultrasound neonatal PICC tip identification
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“Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as an effective tool in the NICU. POCUS has been reported to provide real-time guidance for catheter adjustment and it accurately localizes and diagnoses catheter tip malposition. This study aims to prospectively investigate the clinical usefulness, accuracy, and complications of POCUS in assessing PICC tip position in neonates.”
Reference:Lin SY, Chiang MC, Wu WH, Wu IH, Lai MY, Chu SM, Lien R, Hsu KH. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for tip localization of neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC): A prospective study. Pediatr Neonatol. 2023 Dec 9:S1875-9572(23)00220-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.07.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38114415.