Table 1.
Demographic and Catheter Characteristics of 1819 Hospitalized Children with 2592 Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters (PICCs)
| Demographic characteristic | Value |
| Age at PICC insertion, median (IQR), years | 6 (0–13) |
| Sex, no (%) Male Female |
1010 (55.5) 809 (44.5) |
| Race, no (%) White African American Asian Hispanic Other |
1024 (56.3) 579 (31.8) 162 (8.9) 43 (2.4) 11 (0.6) |
| Length of hospital stay, median (IQR), days | 12 (6–31) |
| PICU length of stay,a median (IQR), days | 11 (4–24) |
| Underlying conditions, b no (%) Neuromuscular Cardiovascular Respiratory Renal Gastrointestinal Hematologic and immunodeficiencies Metabolic Congenital & Genetic Malignancy None |
271 (14.9) 772 (42.4) 264 (14.5) 108 (5.9) 123 (6.8) 58 (3.2) 72 (4.0) 102 (5.6) 199 (10.9) 442 (24.3) |
| Catheter characteristic | |
| PICC dwell time, median (IQR), days | 13 (7–21) |
| Clinical indication for PICC placement, no (%) Antibiotics Total parenteral nutrition Chemotherapy Intravenous access |
1355 (52.3) 202 (7.8) 261 (10.1) 774 (29.9) |
| Site of PICC insertion, no (%) Basilic Cephalic Saphenous Facial Posterior auricular External jugular Brachial Other |
1,564 (60.4) 364 (14.1) 132 (5.1) 132 (5.1) 70 (2.7) 259 (10.0) 33 (1.3) 36 (1.4) |
| No of PICCs inserted during study period, no (%) 1 2 >2 |
1819 (70.2) 447 (17.3) 326 (12.6) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
For patients with PICU exposure.
b
Some patients had >1 underlying condition.