What does a PICC look like?
A PICC is a long, soft, flexible catheter that is placed by specially trained nurses. The catheter starts in a vein between the elbow and the shoulder and then follows that vein to a large vessel in the chest called the superior vena cava. You will have a sterile dressing on your arm and one or two short extensions where your nurse will infuse your medication and/or draw blood.
