Direct cost of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter insertion by nurses in hospitalized adults

• Main Authors: Giovana Lourenço Chagas de Assis (Author), Aline Nair Biaggio Mota (Author), Viviane Ferreira Cesar (Author), Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini (Author), Luci Maria Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the average direct cost of PICC insertion by nurses. Methods: this is a unique case study with a quantitative approach. The observation took place in a public hospital, collecting information on inputs used and procedure length. For the calculation of costs, time was...