and potential complications must be considered prior to insertion of a PICC. Nurses caring for patients with PICCs must be properly educated in device use, site care, and catheter maintenance ...

For this reason, it is important that the vein size permits sufficient blood flow around the PICC. A mural thrombus forms between the catheter and the vein wall, and can also be partial or complete.

The biohealth corporation WSI is in the process of initiating sales and unit price contracts with over 50 advanced general hospitals and major university hospitals, including Seoul National University ...