From five days to a few months.
Why not use the PICC for the blood draw?
yes
A PIC line does not go into an arm. They are designed to be a direct line into the heart for the administration of medication.
No. Use the other arm or lower extremities if it's appropriate.
yes
An ankle-brachial index (ABI) test may not be accurate in a patient with a PICC line due to potential obstruction of arterial blood flow in the arm where the line is placed. This can lead to falsely elevated ABI results. It is important to assess other methods for peripheral arterial disease diagnosis in such cases.
I think you mean PICC line. A PICC line is, by definition and per its acronym, a peripherally inserted central catheter. It is long, slender, small, flexible tube that is inserted into a peripheral vein, typically in the upper arm, and advanced until the catheter tip terminates in a large vein in the chest near the heart to obtain intravenous access. It is similar to other central lines as it terminates into a large vessel near the heart. However, unlike other central lines, its point of entry is from the periphery of the body � the extremities. And typically the upper arm is the area of choice.
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A Hickman line is a type of central line. A central line is any catheter threaded into the central vasculature. Some are inserted near the central vasculature, like Hickman lines... some are peripherally inserted (e.g., through an arm vein) and threaded to the central vasculature (PICC lines).
Mine stayed in plaster for about 10-12 weeks
They're scars - it's permanent
About 3 years