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What is PICC Line? A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PIC line) 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.


Reasons Taken

1 patients in the community are using or have used PICC Line.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 1 100%

Duration

How long current patients have been using PICC Line or how long patients were using PICC Line before stopping.

How Long Patients Used PICC Line Before Stopping

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Why Patients Stopped Using PICC Line (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 100% Did not seem to work: 100%


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