Elderly female with recent history of urinary tract infection (uti) and sepsis.Procedure: while the iv team was inserting a picc line, the guidewire would not thread through the needle.Needle pulled out and another one used successfully.When the original needle was examined outside of the patient, the guidewire still was not able to be threaded in.No known harm to patient.Manufacturer response for catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days, powerpicc provena (per site reporter).
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