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What if a patient rips out his picc line?
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Replace if needed: Unless a person injures themselves by tearing the skin or superficial vein, and as long as the person did not break off a portion of the catheter leaving some of it internally, then nothing. Cost & time & small risks of replacing it if it is still needed.
Answered 10/3/2016
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