Defaulting peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) orders to single lumen: A quality improvement initiative at a Midwestern academic center 2022-2023

Abstract

Defaulting the order for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) placement to single lumen increased proportion of single-lumen insertions over total insertions from 42/126 (33%) to 57/104 (51)%. Single-lumen PICCs had a nonsignificant lower rate of central line-associated bloodstream infection compared to double-lumen PICCs.