common site for short term therapy-short catheter or needle is inserted in a vein of hand or arm. feet and legs can be used, risk of deep vein thrombosis may be present

for indaequate peripheral site, or, long term IV therapy. superior vena cava, accessed from interior jugular and rt or lft subclavian vein, and inferior vena cava, accessed from the femoral vein

insertion requires minor surgical procedure

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peripheral site	common site for short term therapy-short catheter or needle is inserted in a vein of hand or arm. feet and legs can be used, risk of deep vein thrombosis may be present
central venous site	for indaequate peripheral site, or, long term IV therapy. superior vena cava, accessed from interior jugular and rt or lft subclavian vein, and inferior vena cava, accessed from the femoral vein
(blank)	insertion requires minor surgical procedure