Fig 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Fig 2.
Illustration of nontapered and reverse-tapered PICCs.
The diameters of nontapered PICC remain equal throughout the catheter. For a reversed-tapered PICC, the diameter of the catheter gradually increases over a distance of 7 cm or 2 to 3 cm from the hub.
Table 1.
Demographics of patients.
Table 2.
Complication rates.
Table 3.
Univariate analysis of predictors of periprocedural bleeding.
Table 4.
Univariate analysis of predictors of inadvertent removal.