Random question, but has anyone had a picc line inserted ahead of surgery?
I randomly got an appointment for a picc line insertion - I’ve questioned what it’s for and the nurses can only assume it’s for a potential staging surgery. The consultant’s secretary didn’t know about it.
One of the chemo nurses who was asked to change my dressing after it was inserted said she’s not known one to be used for surgery even if the veins are bad - and certainly not done prior to admission.
I did go for pre-op and they couldn’t get any blood as the one good vein was still bruised from a previous test but the nurse said that a dr or anaesthetist would probably try and insert a cannula on the ward and take blood then as they would also have an ultrasound scanner available too (I did mention to her that I had had a picc line put in after my last surgery when they couldn’t get a cannula in after removing them).
so I’m just intrigued if others with bad veins have had a picc line inserted prior to any surgery (which I also don’t have a date for yet).
Thanks!
