One potential complication, often referred to as a "stuck PICC," occurs when the catheter fails to disengage during removal and cannot be pulled out of the vein. This is usually caused by ...

Heads up!” While Chelsea didn't share the reason behind her wearing the PICC line, Mayo Clinic reports the catheter, used to ...

Heads up!” According to the Mayo Clinic, a PICC line, or a peripherally inserted central catheter, is a “long, thin tube that's inserted through a vein in your arm and passed through to the ...

Researchers describe how they developed a program for home-based management of indwelling PICC to improve patient self-management.

“Outpatient parental (IV) antibiotic delivered via midline catheters was associated with a lower risk of major complications ...

She did x-rays every 12 hours and had a PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) put in her thigh to administer her medicines. The PICC line is a long and thin flexible tube that’s ...

This patient will require a different type of central catheter. The presence of upper extremity or subclavian thrombosis is another contraindication for bedside PICC insertion, whether or not ...