I will be speaking at INS in Beijing China on 7/27 on “Trends in PICC Line Selection” in the US. There is a trend to choose the CT compatible PICC line for our patients. One line for all therapies. When discussing what PICC line, we still need to do an assessment of what line is right for the patient. Questions like: What therapy was ordered? How long will the patient need the therapy? What is the ph and osmolarity of the solution being infused? What resources does the patient have to care for the line at home? Review of the patients past medical history and assessing the site are also important in device selection. Nurses are placing hundreds of thousands of lines a year and becoming very skilled in this procedure.
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