PICC Line Resource Toolkit
PICC Avoidance Tool Kit
Reducing the Use of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
The use of PICC lines in the patient with chronic kidney disease jeopardizes the patient’s ability to obtain a permanent vascular access should the need for dialysis arise in his or her future. Vein preservation in chronic kidney disease is crucial to the continued well-being of these patients.
The Vascular Access Advisory Panel for the Medical Review Board of The Renal Network, Inc., has assembled a tool kit of resources to assist the clinician in the hospital with the developing alternate policies to PICC placement in patients with CKD Stage 3 or greater.
Within this tool kit you will find:
- Cover letter from VAAP Chair
- Algorithm – Reducing the Use of PICC Lines in CKD Patients
- Examples of catheters suitable for tunneled small bore catheter in jugular vein location
- Guidelines for PICC Avoidance in CKD, ESRD & Renal Transplant Patients
- Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative Position Paper: Recommendations for the Use of PICC Lines
- Warning Signs to use at the Hospital Bedside
- Literature Search (index)
To download the materials from the PICC Line Avoidance Tool Kit, please complete and submit the following: