PICC lines should be removed quickly when they are no longer needed and should only be used when peripheral heplocks aren’t practical given the clinical scenario.” — Greg Vigna, MD, JD SANTA BARBARA , ...
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 ...
LUBBOCK, Texas– 12-year-old Abby Martin is battling leukemia, but has used her treatment as a way to help others in the same fight. Part of her treatment involves a PICC line, a tube inserted in her ...