Baseline patient and PICC characteristics (n=438)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 56.4±15.6 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 294 (67.1) |
| Female | 144 (32.9) |
| Race | |
| White | 347 (79.2) |
| Black | 66 (15.1) |
| Other (eg, Asian, American Indian, prefer not to answer) | 25 (5.7) |
| Hispanic | 45 (10.3) |
| Patient-reported indication for placement | |
| Long-term antibiotics | 190 (43.4) |
| Difficult venous access | 72 (16.4) |
| Chemotherapy | 90 (20.5) |
| Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) | 31 (7.1) |
| Other or unknown (eg, need medications) | 55 (12.6) |
| Device placed by vascular access/PICC team nurse | 347 (79.2) |
| More than one placement attempt | 74 (16.9) |
| Experienced pain, discomfort, bleeding or other trauma during insertion | 129 (29.5) |
| Number of devices during 70-day follow-up period* | |
| 1 | 357 (81.5) |
| 2 | 45 (10.3) |
| ≥3 | 36 (8.2) |
| Initial device, dwell time* (days) | |
| ≤5 | 107 (24.4) |
| 6–14 | 118 (26.9) |
| 15–30 | 72 (16.4) |
| >30 | 132 (30.1) |
| Unknown | 9 (2.1) |
| Initial device, number of lumens* | |
| 1 | 183 (41.8) |
| 2 | 207 (47.3) |
| 3 | 18 (4.1) |
| Unknown | 30 (6.8) |
PICC, peripherally inserted central catheter.
*Information derived primarily from chart review data.