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  2. Central venous catheter - Wikipedia

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    Central venous catheter. Diagram showing a non-tunneled central line inserted into the right subclavian vein. A central venous catheter ( CVC ), also known as a central line (c-line), central venous line, or central venous access catheter, is a catheter placed into a large vein. It is a form of venous access.

  3. Central Venous Catheters (CVC): Purpose, Types, Procedure ...

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    PICC Line. A PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) line goes into your arm and runs all the way to a large vein near your heart.The other end may have one or two tubes, called lumens, that ...

  4. How To Care For Your Central Venous Catheter - WebMD

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    General Care. Mainly, you’ll do two things to care for your CVC: Flush it to make sure it doesn’t get clogged. Change the dressing and catheter parts -- you only do this for PICC lines and ...

  5. Central Venous Catheters: PICC Lines versus Ports - Healthline

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    A PICC line is put into a large vein in the arm by your oncologist or a specially trained nurse. The insertion doesn’t require surgery. Once the PICC is in place, the catheter tube will stick ...

  6. Peripherally inserted central catheter - Wikipedia

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    A peripherally inserted central catheter ( PICC or PICC line ), also called a percutaneous indwelling central catheter or longline, [1] is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time (e.g., for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral nutrition) or for administration of ...

  7. Hickman line - Wikipedia

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    A Hickman line two-lumen catheter inserted on the patient's left side. Scars at the base of the neck indicate the venotomy site and insertion point into the left jugular vein . A Hickman line is a central venous catheter most often used for the administration of chemotherapy or other medications, as well as for the withdrawal of blood for analysis.

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