Part of her treatment involves a PICC line, a tube inserted in her arm to give her body chemotherapy for 24 hours, 7 days a week. A nurse told her she can cut the toe off of a sock to create a fun ...

Kris Aquino took to social media to share her latest health updates. On Instagram, the Queen of All Media said she got her peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line at the Makati Medical ...

[Jason H. Gao] and [Li-Shiuan Peh] used an infra-red (IR) line laser and the camera on a smartphone. Their prototype cost only $49 since they used a smartphone that was on hand. The article ...

and because there is no risk of pneumothorax with the PICC insertion procedure. The documented infection rate for PICCs is 0.75 infections per 1000 catheter days, compared with short-term ...

There is no defined frequency for changing transparent dressings, and facility policies vary. Many facilities' guidelines call for changing the dressing weekly or sooner as needed. The dressing ...