American journal of perinatology
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Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are increasingly used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Malpositioning of the catheter's tip is a known occurrence that may require repositioning or removal of the catheter. ⋯ We also report on five newborn infants in whom the tips of the catheters were malpositioned. Their subsequent course showed spontaneous correction of the tips of those catheters within 1 day.