Providing antibiotics via a PICC line in both the inpatient and outpatient settings may not be as benign as once accepted Manufacturers continue to produce defective products that fail and cause ...
The premature removal of peripherally inserted central catheters for unconfirmed infection or thrombosis can lead to subsequent reinsertions and associated complications. According to a new study in ...
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 ...