Several factors contraindicate PICC placement: lack of peripheral access, venous thrombosis, and end-stage renal disease. In addition, PICCs should not be used for frequent intermittent access or ...

In our case, the vascular injury was midlength of the innominate artery ... airway obstruction owing to acute superior caval vein syndrome, the anesthesiologist and the traumatologist were ...

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 ...