The study subjects who are indicated for peripherally inserted central (PICC) catheter placement will undergo this procedure under the control of ECG, the correct position of the PICC catheter tip will be subsequently verified X-ray imaging.
The study subjects who are indicated for PICC catheter placement will undergo this procedure under the control of electrocardiography (ECG), the correct position of the PICC catheter tip will be subsequently verified X-ray imaging. Conducting this study should allow us to see the feasibility of using real-time ECG navigation, its accuracy comparing to the chest X-ray method. ´ The second goal is to eliminate chest X-ray as an obsolete method, Also the advantages and disadvantages of both methods will be assessed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
450
The correct positioning of the PICC catheter tip will be verified using ECG.
The correct positioning of the PICC catheter tip will be verified using X-ray imaging.
University Hospital Ostrava
Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
Time interval between ECG and X-ray
The time elapsed between performing the ECG examination and the X-ray examination will be measured in minutes.
Time frame: 2 hours
Success-rate of correct PICC tip location
The success-rate of correct PICC tip location will be determined using ECG navigation against the use of chest X-ray, and expressed as distance in centimetres from the target point.
Time frame: 2 hours
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