PICC

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Peripherally inserted central catheter: a long thin line placed through an upper-arm vein with its tip in a large vein near the heart.

Sources

• Peripherally inserted central catheter - dressing change (MedlinePlus patient instructions; facts checked only) · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)

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