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All You Need to Know About PICC Line Seen on Tinubu’s Arm (Photos)

Nigerian President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to the country on Monday after about a month in France for what his media team said is “for rest after an exhaustive campaign and election season.”

 

Moments after his arrival, photos of the president-elect with a PICC line appeared online sparking concerns amongst Nigerians over his health condition.

 

A Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line is a thin, soft, long catheter (tube) that is inserted into a vein in a patient’s arm, leg or neck. The tip of the catheter is positioned in a large vein that carries blood into the heart. The PICC line is used for long-term intravenous (IV) antibiotics, nutrition or medications, and for blood draws.

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It can help prevent frequent needle sticks.

 

– Why Is PICC Line done?

 

It’s used to deliver drugs and other treatments directly to large central veins near the heart.

PICC line is recommended in the following conditions;

 

1. Cancer treatment

– Chemotherapy is delivered through a PICC line.

 

2. Liquid Nutrition

 

3. Infection Treatment

– Antibiotics and antifungal medicines can be given through a PICC line for serious infection.

 

4. Other Medications

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– Some medicines can irritate the small veins, and giving these treatments through the PICC line reduces that risk.

 

 

Who is a candidate for a PICC line? – Patients with limited peripheral access. Long-term IV medication administration (antibiotics, antifungals) Continuous administration of vesicants or drugs that irritate peripheral veins (vasoactive drugs, chemotherapeutic agents)

 

 

Is having a PICC line serious? Although rare, the risks associated with the PICC line procedure can include infection, bleeding, blood clot, increased venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, breakage of instrumentation during the procedure. –

 

 

What are the risks or possible complications of having a PICC line? The placement of these lines carries a significant risk for serious complications, e.g. pneumothorax, arterial puncture, haemothorax, stroke, arrhythmias and nerve damage

 

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Emeh James Anyalekwa, is a Seasoned Journalist, scriptwriter, Movie producer/Director and Showbiz consultant. He is the founder and CEO of the multi Media conglomerate, CANDY VILLE, specializing in Entertainment, Events, Prints and Productions. He is currently a Special Assistant (Media) to the Former Governor of Abia State and Chairman Slok Group, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. Anyalekwa is also the National President, Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) https://web.facebook.com/emehjames

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