midline catheter
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Indications
- administration of medications into the central venous systemt
Procedure
- a long, thin, flexible tube that is inserted into a large vein in the upper arm
Notes
- unclear how this differs from a peripherally-inserted central venous catheter (PICC)
More general terms
References
- ↑ University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Patient Information Factsheet. https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/Media/UHS-website-2019/Patientinformation/Scansandx-rays/Having-a-midline-insertion1960-patient-information.pdf