JayMal

Hi, thanks for the information. One other question to clarify. For PICC lines specifically - Could the ports on the PICC be classified as proximal and distal? If so, and they are not premarked, how does one tell?

Thank you all for your help. I did not think they were cut, I heard it in passing. Pretty much it comes down to patient safety and labeling a triple lumen, or PICC is safer when marked by color then by medial distal proximal, since that type of labeling is more standard.

We are working to move to an EHR and have gotten stuck on a PICC line issue. Within the program is wants us to document the PICC line ports as distal proximal etc. Is a picc actually setup like this? I know tlcs are but I thought picc are cut to length thus cutting a tip or other port? Do meds given through different ports on a picc go through two catheters within the picc or do they mix? All meds come out the very tip of the picc, correct? Any help would be great, thanks. Jason, BSN, mha, RN-bc, emt-p, ccrn, cen

hi, we are working to move to an ehr and have gotten stuck on a picc line issue. within the program is wants us to document the picc line ports as distal proximal etc. is a picc actually setup like this? I know tlcs are but I thought picc are cut to length thus cutting a tip or other port? do meds given through different ports on a picc go through two catheters within the picc or do they mix? all meds come out the very tip of the picc, correct? any help would be great, thanks. jason, BSN, mha, RN-bc, emt-p, ccrn, cen