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To: laplata

“Whatever a PICC line is....”

I think it’s the needle they stick in your arm to insert IV liquids. (Not sure.)


1,816 posted on 09/29/2020 6:43:59 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Disappointment is inevitable. Discouragement is a choice.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

More serious than a needle in the arm .....

A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PIC line), less commonly called a percutaneous indwelling central catheter, is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time (e.g., for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral nutrition) or for administration of substances that should not be done peripherally (e.g., antihypotensive agents a.k.a. pressors). It is a catheter that enters the body through the skin (percutaneously) at a peripheral site, extends to the superior vena cava (a central venous trunk), and stays in place (dwells within the veins) for days or weeks.


1,895 posted on 09/29/2020 6:46:38 PM PDT by Qiviut ("I have never wished death upon a man, but I have read many obituaries with pleasure" Mark Twain)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I just found out you’re right.


3,559 posted on 09/29/2020 8:01:05 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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