Central Venous Access Study (CASCADE)

Hackensack Meridian Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Central Line Catheters

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03480542

PRO2016-0711

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to document clinicians variation in practice in comparison to standard guidelines by the Medical Center's approved Evidence-based Practice (EBP) guidelines, policies, and procedures for Central Venous Catheter(CVC), Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC), and Hemodialysis (HD catheters by way of a structured retrospective review of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.

Full description

This will be a single site retrospective (non-experimental) study utilizing the electronic medical record, both descriptive and correlational methods.

There will be two outcomes:

1. The outcomes associated with the management of Central Venous Catheter(CVC), Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC), and Hemodialysis (HD) Catheter in adherence with hospital approved Evidence-based Practice guidelines for Central Venous Catheter(CVC), Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC), and Hemodialysis (HD) Catheter.
2. The mechanical/technical, thrombotic, and other adverse outcomes (Heparin induced coagulopathy) associated with central venous catheters due to variation in insertion and management practices of Central Venous Catheter(CVC), Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC), and Hemodialysis (HD) Catheter.

Enrollment: 217 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 22+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients in Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) with either CVCs, PICCs, or HD catheters.

Exclusion criteria

• Pediatric (including neonates), obstetric and gynecology, medical-surgical, and oncology patients.

Trial design