title: Selection of case studies describing PICC tip malposition.
abstract: This article presents a number of case studies, spanning a 12-month period, associated with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip location. The aim is to generate debate around the journey PICC tips may take; it is not the purpose of this article to debate technological solutions to the issue of PICC tip location. The discussion of each case illustrates a wide range of potential aberrant PICC tip locations and offers an insight into how the abberant tip location was resolved in each case.
authors.affiliation: IV Nurse Consultant, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Specialist, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buttle
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057785:Catheters; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Catheter placement; Central venous catheter; Peripherally inserted central catheter; Tip location; Vascular access