Medical image of the week: migration of fractured PICC line
A 29 year old man had a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC, 60 cm, 4 Fr, single lumen Groshong), placed at a rural hospital via right brachial vein approach for long term antibiotic therapy for an infected diabetic foot. Two days later, nursing staff noticed difficulty in flushing the PICC...
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| Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2013/11/13/medical-image-of-the-week-migration-of-fractured-picc-line.html |