and potential complications must be considered prior to insertion of a PICC. Nurses caring for patients with PICCs must be properly educated in device use, site care, and catheter maintenance ...
Vigna warns that outdated polyurethane PICC lines increase bloodstream infection ... A Unique Form of Health Care Associated Endocarditis” in Clin. Cardiol. 32, 12, E48-E54”?: ...
Only clinicians who have been trained to manage potential complications should remove a PICC. One potential complication, often referred to as a "stuck PICC," occurs when the catheter fails to ...