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Your IV access will be prescribed by your healthcare provider. Typically, you will be sent to a local infusion center or out-patient facility to have this placed. Following is a description of the most common types of access.

Peripheral IVs are used when the patient requires intravenous access for a short period of time. Peripheral IVs infiltrate easily – they do not last in the vein longer than a few days. They are usually inserted in the hand or forearm and are only about 1 – 1 ½ inches long. They are inserted with a needle covered with a plastic catheter. The needle is removed and the catheter stays in the vein.

Central Venous Lines – a central line is a general term for an intravenous catheter whose tip ends in a large blood vessel, usually the superior vena cava, close to the rig...