PICC Line vs TLC

PICC (pheripherally Inserted Catheter) usally inserted for long term use especially if the patient will go home with IV medicine, its the same with TLC (Triple Lumen Catheter) where patients can take it home but its so seldom for patients to go home with it. PICC line can be inserted by IV Nurses while TLC can only be inserted by MD’s sometimes under flouroscopy(with aid of xray monitor) While most IV nurses insert PICC with the use of ultrasound. Some MD’s insert TLC by blind shot, that MD must be good! The advantage about these lines is that it can help medical professionals especially nurses in drawing blood and giving medications without problem.

 Thanks to these lines this makes the life of nurses too, especially if the patient is obese, edematous, and hard stick. Just imagine yourself being stuck everyhour for blood draws and IV restarts? thats tough and hard work. So its better to have those lines on patients.

 Both lines are easy to manage but TLC is more dangerous and PICC is lesser  but could be dangerous too. CAre for these lines shoudl be meticulouse too you should clean them before using and load it with heparin to prevent from quiting.