Fig 1.
Age distribution of the eligible patients.
Fig 2.
A peripherally-inserted central catheter (PICC).
Note: V., vein.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients (n = 452).
Fig 3.
Disposition of the study patients.
Table 2.
Summary of cases of the peripherally-inserted central catheter-related infections.
Table 3.
Risk factors of non-optimal positions of a catheter tip.
Table 4.
Cumulative complication-free survival period.
Table 5.
Cumulative hazards.
Fig 4.
Abbreviation: PICC, peripherally-inserted central catheter. In our series, time-to-events are estimated at 56.29 ± 0.98 days (95% CI 54.37–58.21).
Fig 5.
Kaplan-Meier cumulative hazards.
Survival rates are estimated to reach 0.918 ± 0.032 (95% CI 0.858-0.983) at 31 days of the peripherally-inserted central catheter use.