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Elevated platelet count

Does anyone have any guidleines or standards regarding inserting a PICC line on a patient with an elevated platelet count? We recently had a patient whos' count kepy going up and at 1149 I refeused to place a PICC line because of such a risk for her to develop a DVT. Am I correct?

Thank you ,

Arlene