University of Utah Health’s Vascular Access (PICC) Team is a team of health care professionals specially trained in vascular access—or putting catheters inside your blood vessels so your body can get ...

It is the position of the Board of Nursing that a registered nurse may insert and remove Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) lines upon order of a licensed physician and that the procedure ...

A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) is a type of central line. You might have one for chemotherapy and other drugs and fluids. Sometimes you might be able to have blood samples taken ...

Sepsis risk is higher in cancer and dialysis patients, with defective PICC lines contributing to infections, but hydrogel-coated lines may reduce these risks Polyurethane PICC lines, dialysis ...

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) that use a magnetized tip to guide insertion were associated with serious allergic reactions in patients, according to a study published today in ...