Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 2016
Bedside Chest Radiographs and How Ambiguous Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Tips Happen: A Case Report
Bedside Chest Radiographs and How Ambiguous Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Tips Happen: A Case Report
MSN, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, RN-BC
Page Range: 237 – 241
Verification of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip location with radiographic imaging is at times challenging. This case report details the experience of 1 patient and the difficulties encountered identifying the PICC tip using bedside chest radiographs. It examines, offers to explain the issues, and reviews the results of 209 chest radiographs post-PICC placement for consistency.Abstract
Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of ASSOCIATION FOR VASCULAR ACCESS.
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