Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

No.Items
Inclusion criteria
1Published international and national guidelines on the management and/or prevention of PICC-related thrombosis
2Most recent complete guideline (from a single working group, ie, ACCP) and any partial revisions for the guideline published thereafter
3Include an explicit statement identifying the document as a ‘guideline’
Exclusion criteria
1Guidelines under development
2Guidelines were specific to one institution
3Complete guidelines with publication dates that have been superseded by more recent complete guidelines
4Clinical practice standards, defined as a statement reached through consensus, which identifies the desired outcome. Usually used in audit as a measure of success
5Guidelines inclusive of only one phase of care, for example, Ginzburg et al42 (ie, during rehabilitative therapy)
  • ACCP, American College of Chest Physicians; PICC-related thrombosis, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-related thrombosis.