Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are frequently used to obtain central venous access for patients in acute care, home care and skilled nursing care. PICCs are a reliable alternative ...

Use of high-dose (46.7%) sodium citrate locks for central venous catheters (CVCs) being used for maintenance hemodialysis provides no advantage over 5% heparin locks in reducing infections or ...

In Idaho, the process of establishing an IV line or central venous catheter must be publicly witnessed because the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it is a critical part of an execution.

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

Li, C.T., Qian, Z., Wang, Y.Q.,Long, X.Q. andMao,H.M. (2025) Advances in the Study of Venous Thrombosis Associated with Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters. Journal of Biosciences and ...

None of the medical team that treated him could explain how the central venous catheter became uncoupled ... an air embolism entered his vein when a line to a kidney dialysis machine became ...

Earlier this week an inquest into the death of Jordan Tooke concluded his death on August 31 was an accident after a central venous catheter (CVC line), used to administer dialysis, became ...

Several factors contraindicate PICC placement: lack of peripheral access, venous thrombosis ... This patient will require a different type of central catheter. The presence of upper extremity ...