A healthcare professional inserts the PICC line into a person’s arm and follows the vein until it reaches the superior vena cava, a large vein above the right side of the heart.

Nigeria's 'President-elect' Bola Tinubu, returned from France with a thin tube suspected to be a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) on his right arm, confirming he was undergoing ...

PICC Lines (peripherally inserted central catheter) A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line) is a type of central line. You might have one for chemotherapy and other drugs and fluids.

Position the midline catheter tip so that it terminates in the proximal portion of the leg, parallel to the femur, or in the arm, parallel to the humerus. 6 If the PICC has been placed in the ...

PICC lines go into your upper arm and have one or more tails, called lumens, that hang out. That’s where the medicine goes in. Ports go entirely under your skin , usually in your chest.

Your specialist can insert your PICC into your arm using a sterile technique right at the bedside so you don’t have to move to a procedure room. To insert your PICC, your specialist will numb skin on ...