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PICC LineAka: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

Indications
1. Outpatient intravenous management
Complications
1. Minor complications
  1. Entry site infection
  2. Phlebitis
2. Major complications
  1. Venous Thrombosis (2.5% risk)
    1. Higher risk with Amphotericin B (10x risk)
  2. Pulmonary Embolism (0.1% risk)
References
1. Chemaly (2002) Clin Infect Dis 34:1179

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