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Peripherally inserted central catheter usage patterns and associated symptomatic upper extremity venous thrombosis  Timothy K. Liem, MD, Keenan E. Yanit,

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1 Peripherally inserted central catheter usage patterns and associated symptomatic upper extremity venous thrombosis  Timothy K. Liem, MD, Keenan E. Yanit, BS, Shannon E. Moseley, BA, Gregory J. Landry, MD, Thomas G. DeLoughery, MD, Claudia A. Rumwell, RN, RVT, Erica L. Mitchell, MD, Gregory L. Moneta, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 55, Issue 3, Pages (March 2012) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 A grayscale duplex image of a left subclavian vein shows a visible peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) and surrounding deep venous thrombus (DVT). This patient had undergone basilic vein PICC placement 3 days before this study. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 A left upper extremity venogram demonstrates multiple anastomoses between the basilic vein (black arrow), the brachial vein, and the axillary vein. The cephalic vein is smaller, with relatively fewer tributaries, and an arched insertion into the axillary vein (white arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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