Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Groups

	PICC, n = 65 (%)	PC, n= 698 (%)	P value
Sex			0.203
Male	42 (64)	394 (56)
Female	23 (36)	304 (54)
Brand	BARD	BARD
Age			0.290
Age ≤65 years	56 (86)	564 (80)
Age >65 years	9 (14)	134 (20)
Use of ultrasound			<0.001
Yes	54 (83)	0
No	11 (17)	698 (100)
Insertion side			<0.001
Right	23 (35)	671 (96)
Left	42 (65)	27 (4)