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What Causes Swelling On The Forearm After Removal Of A PICC Line?

Hi, My mom had her picc line removed two days ago and 24 hours after the removal, she has swelling of the lower arm (the swollen are is about the size of an egg) below the picc line insertion point. She noticed that the pressure dressing was a bit tight. She went to ER that day and they said it might be from the tight dressing (as she had no fever to indicate infection) and to apply ice packs. 24 hours later the swelling hasn t gone down by much and the skin is a bit red in several place where it is swollen. Is this normal?
Tue, 2 May 2017
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it is an intravenous catheter for drug nutritional infusion like iv can be kept for few days to one year it is connected to bigger vein and to heart. for infusion of venous blood.
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What Causes Swelling On The Forearm After Removal Of A PICC Line?

it is an intravenous catheter for drug nutritional infusion like iv can be kept for few days to one year it is connected to bigger vein and to heart. for infusion of venous blood.