For patients referred for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), the risk for device failure is not lower with hydrophobic or chlorhexidine PICCs versus standard polyurethane ones, according ...

Dr. Vigna criticizes polyurethane PICC lines, promoting hydrophilic-coated lines for reducing infections, thrombosis, and complications such as sepsis PICC lines should be removed quickly when ...

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 ...

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 ...