Impact of edema severity on basilic and superficial femoral vein diameters: Implications for peripherally inserted central catheter placement in critically ill patients
Edema significantly narrows the basilic vein but spares the superficial femoral vein; if further swelling is anticipated, avoid basilic PICC placement and instead use the superficial femoral vein, of which the diameter remains comparatively stable.
Authors
- Tzu-Chun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4196-643X)
- Kuang-Hua Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8166-2011)
- Ying-Hung Tang
- Kuan-Pen Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0276-1500)
Institutions
- Mackay Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Mackay Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Vascular Access
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298251383737
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00