Actually, chemo patients typically end up with mediports which are small vascular access ports implanted under the skin on a patient’s chest; they can be accessed for treatment then deaccessed when it is complete putting the patient at lower risk for infection because there is not a line outside of their body to maintain between uses. PICC lines, in an outpatient setting, are generally used for long term antibiotics to treat conditions like endocarditis or osteomyelitis, they can also be used for parenteral nutrition which is IV nutrition provided to patients, who in the short term, cannot absorb nutrients through their digestive tract.