A PICC line is a CVC with a catheter that passes through a vein in the arm, chest, or abdomen and leads to the large vein near the heart. Summary Central venous catheters (CVCs) are medical ...

Central lines can stay in place for months to years depending on the type. ... A surgeon can insert an implantable chest port under your skin about an inch below the center of your collarbone.

This latest central line in his chest als0 had frequent breaks. It also had become infected with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella bacteria two years before he was treated at Children's National for ...

In patients with central venous catheters in the intensive care unit (ICU), administration of probiotic medications is associated with an increased incidence of probiotic-associated central line ...