Bodil S. Rasmussen

Feb 13, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Simon Thomsen |Lars Vinter-Jensen |Bodil S. Rasmussen

With shifts in care delivery from inpatient to outpatient settings, a growing need for reliable devices that enable intravenous (IV) therapies outside the hospital has emerged.1 Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have longed served as the go-to device for this purpose.

Feb 13, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Simon Thomsen |Lars Vinter-Jensen |Bodil S. Rasmussen |Vineet Chopra

Key PointsQuestion  Is the use of midline catheters (MCs) a safe and more efficacious alternative to peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) for adult patients receiving medium- to long-term intravenous therapy? Findings  In this randomized clinical trial of 304 patients, rates of catheter-related bloodstream infection did not differ between the catheter groups.