Editorial Type:
Article Category: Case Report
| Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 2011
The Wandering Ways of a PICC Line: Case Report of a Malpositioned Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and Correction
The Wandering Ways of a PICC Line: Case Report of a Malpositioned Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and Correction
RN, BS and
ARNP, MSN, NNP-BC
Page Range: 218 – 220
DOI: 10.2309/java.16-4-3
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) are essential in modern infusion therapy. We describe a case of a full-term infant with Trisomy 21, congenital cardiac anomalies and sepsis, where the PICC became malpositioned. Noninvasive repositioning strategies were successfully utilized through a team approach, which enabled this unstable infant to complete their therapy course without the undue stress of inserting a new PICC or requiring additional X-Rays or more invasive replacement procedures.Abstract
Copyright: Copyright © 2011, ASSOCIATION FOR VASCULAR ACCESS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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