Population
A 58-year-old woman scheduled for reconstructive mammoplasty
Design
Case_report
Authors
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PICC malposition into the inferior thyroid vein occurred despite ultrasound guidance; leaves open optimal tip confirmation strategies.
Ultrasound guidance during PICC insertion should be used to confirm the proper position of the catheter tip, as malpositioning into small veins like the inferior thyroid vein can still occur.
Imakiire et al. (2018) studied this question.
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