Data Collection

Yes this would count as a successful PICC insertion. You have a usable line that you repositioned to the low SVC. Depending upon what specific data you are looking at you can collect infromation on the percentage of the time you place it in the distal SVC (ie. 80% of the time we place them in the distal SVC). Please remember that everybody is a little different inside and even though you consistently measure the same way,you may be too long or short because someone has a short or long SVC or any other vessel for that matter.

I say any time you walk out of the patient's room with a PICC line in the SVC it is a successful placement. SUE

Any time you place a Picc and it dwells within the lower third of the SVC,despite readjustment, is successful.