title: Improving Patient Safety with a Mobile Application for Patients with Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters (PICC).
abstract: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are of growing interest because they allow intravenous therapies up to several months. The appropriate management of the PICCs is crucial to minimize complications and largely depends on the right information for everyone who cares for the patient. To reach this goal we develop the mobile application "PICC App" to provide the necessary information for all involved persons in the outpatient setting. We expect to be able to report about the PICC App and the results of the usability evaluation with pilot users.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Informatics, Bern University of Applied Sciences.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nüssli
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Informatics, Bern University of Applied Sciences.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schnyder
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Informatics, Bern University of Applied Sciences.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zenhäusern
authors.affiliation: Center Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital of Zürich.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bosshart
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D062905:Central Venous Catheters; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D061214:Patient Safety