Association between catheter appropriateness and risk of complications
| Appropriate PICC placement (n=15 128), no. (%) | Inappropriate PICC placement (n=23 464), no. (%) | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Occlusion | 572 | 3.78% | 2998 | 12.78% | 0.25 (0.21 to 0.29) | <0.001 |
| CLABSI | 136 | 0.90% | 490 | 2.09% | 0.61 (0.46 to 0.81) | 0.001 |
| VTE | 214 | 1.41% | 925 | 3.94% | 0.40 (0.33 to 0.47) | <0.001 |
| All complications | 884 | 5.84% | 4130 | 17.60% | 0.29 (0.25 to 0.34) | <0.001 |
Mixed-effects logistic model including hospital random effects and year fixed effects. All models control for patient characteristics (sex, age, Charlson Comorbidity Score, BMI, history of cancer, indication of current CVC at time of PICC placement, line duration).
BMI, body mass index; CLABSI, central line-associated bloodstream infection; CVC, central venous catheter; PICC, peripherally inserted central catheter; VTE, venous thromboembolism.