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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Picc Line Removal Complications

Premium Questions

Dr. J. Krueger MD

Dr Kreuger, What are the complications we should expect from our 16 yo son getting his chemo through the PICC line placed in an artery rather than in the vein when being treated for Hodgkins Lymphoma ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. J. Krueger ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

My wife has had terrible pain right arm after picc line removal on 11/19/17 Ultrasound and Nerve ... removal of the PICC Line?? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

A nail puncture wound has wrecked havoc in my life. A Picc nurse placed a picc line for more ... Picc line safety and whether the xray confirming successful placement is reliable or can... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

What is a pic line? I use a walker and I am afraid I will dislodge anything placed in my upper body? I have MRSA and am prone to infections ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Wife has picc line and numb hand. gender female ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I had a picc line removed last Saturday and now have a rash around the dressing sight that itches and will not go away. I also am starting to get a knot under the picc line insertion spot. I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

surgery then she got sick a fever and throwing up, now she is back in the hospital with a PICC receiving her antibotics. She still has a fever and there might be an infection on the picc line. Do you... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Arun MD

I had my picc line removed yesterday at the ER and the nurse wasn t very nice. This is my second picc line. when the first one was removed they did it slowly and it healed just fine. yesterday... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

disease dr says there are no oral antibiotics that will be effective and he says I must have a picc line ... with the picc and its potential complications. Are there truly no oral antibiotics... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

I have pain and bad numbness in my right arm post picc line removal. My vein is also buldging. I .... Its getting worse each day. It was removed in late january bacause of complications. Also... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)