What caused the cephalic thrombosis? Does the same risk factors
apply to the PICC?
If the anticoagulant therapy is preventing the cephalic clot from
getting larger and this is being monitored, I would leave the PICC.
But if this clot is extending up the vein, there is a chance that it
can reach the axillary vein where the PICC passes through. Lynn
At 9:59 AM -0400 10/21/06, Heather Nichols wrote:
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If a patient has a superficial clot in the right cephalic vein, from AC space to upper arm, and has a PICC in the basilic vein in the same arm, would there be any real reason to remove this PICC if anti-coagulant therapy treatment has been initiated, and the basilic vein is in good condition? The PICC has only been in for a few days, and I hate to remove it if I do not have to. He was not easy to PICC in the first place. Thanks for any and all info.
Heather Nichols RN BSN CRNI
Infusion Services
University of Louisville Trauma Institute
530 S. Jackson St.
Lou. Ky. 40202
(502)562-3530
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126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
http://www.hadawayassociates.com
office 770-358-7861
