Gabriel J
Br J Nurs. 1996;5(2):71-4. doi: 10.12968/bjon.1996.5.2.71.
Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are a group of single- and double-lumen central venous access devices, ranging in size from 2 to 6 FG. In the USA, these devices have been used to establish central venous access since the late 1970s, but they are only just beginning to be introduced into the UK. In the USA, suitably skilled nurses assume responsibility for the placement of the majority of PICCs, both in the hospital and home-care settings (Coulter, 1993). This article will explain how suitably skilled nurses in the UK could expand their clinical practice to include the placement of PICCs, and thereby improve the quality of intravenous access for many patients requiring parenteral therapies.
外周静脉穿刺中心静脉导管（PICC）是一组单腔和双腔的中心静脉通路装置，型号范围为2至6法国规格（FG）。在美国，自20世纪70年代末以来，这些装置就已用于建立中心静脉通路，但在英国才刚刚开始引入。在美国，具备适当技能的护士负责在医院和家庭护理环境中放置大多数PICC（库尔特，1993年）。本文将解释英国具备适当技能的护士如何能够扩展其临床实践，将PICC放置纳入其中，从而提高许多需要肠外治疗的患者的静脉输液通路质量。
