|
Factors
|
PICC
|
NO PICC
|
|---|
|
n = 104
|
n = 3348
|
|---|
|
Age (year, mean ± standard deviation)
|
62.0 ± 14.0
|
61.5 ± 13.6
|
|
Male
|
61 (58.7 %)
|
2036 (60.8 %)
|
|
Malignant tumor
|
7 (6.7 %)
|
120 (3.6 %)
|
|
Recent surgery
|
18 (17.3 %)
|
222 (6.6 %)
|
|
Cerebral hemorrhage
|
30 (28.8 %)
|
206 (6.2 %)
|
|
Ischemic stroke
|
32 (30.8 %)
|
1581 (47.2 %)
|
|
Parkinson’s disease
|
2 (1.9 %)
|
228 (6.8 %)
|
|
Infection
|
6 (5.8 %)
|
331 (9.9 %)
|
|
BMI ≥ 25
|
9 (8.6 %)
|
22 (0.7 %)
|
|
Unconsciousness
|
80 (76.9 %)
|
847 (25.3 %)
|
|
Critical illness
|
11 (10.6 %)
|
163 (4.9 %)
|
- Note: PICC refers to peripherally inserted central venous catheter; BMI refers to body mass index; malignant tumor refers to cases treated within the prior six months; recent surgery refers to neurosurgery (over two hours) performed within six months; critical illness refers to the circumstance where patients have a high risk of disease variation or death
