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Michelle Craigie1, Louise Meehan2, John Harper2
1Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Wolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia. michelle.craigie@uqconnect.edu.au.
Abstract:
Pressure-injectable peripherally inserted central catheters are now widely used for contrast pressure injections for CT scans. While they are generally regarded as safe, they are not free from complication. In this case review, we present three cases of PICC tips migrating post-CT contrast pressure injection including into the pleural cavity and subsequent complications, to raise awareness of this complication not previously encountered in our institution. Level of Evidence Level 4, Case Series.
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