Outcomes of tFICCs and propensity score matched PICCs
| tFICC (n=98) | PICC (n=385) | Difference (95% CI), p value* | |
| Total catheter days Mean (95% CI) | 4157 43.8 (28.5 to 59.0) | 18 434 58.0 (43.8 to 72.1) | 14.2 (−6.6 to 35.0), 0.910 |
| Catheter removed, all-cause failure. (n), rate per 1000 days (95% CI) | (n=10) 2.4 (1.1 to 4.4) | (n=56) 3.0 (2.3–3.9) | −0.63 (−2.32, 1.06), 0.198 |
| Catheter removed; suspected catheter associated infection.(n), rate per 1000 days (95% CI) | (n=5) 1.20 (0.40 to 2.90) | (n=15) 0.81 (0.46–1.30) | 0.39 (−0.74, 1.52), 0.560 |
| Catheter removed, confirmed CLABSI. (n), rate per 1000 days (95% CI) Catheter removed, thrombosis. (n), rate per 1000 days (95% CI) | (n=1) 0.24 (0.06 to 1.40) (n=0) | (n=2) 0.11 (0.01 to 0.39) (n=2) 0.11 (0.01 to 0.39) | 0.13 (−0.36, 0.63), 0.896 −0.11 (−0.26, 0.04), 1.00 |
*P values are from mixed effect models clustered at the matching and individual patient levels to account for repeat lines.
PICC, peripherally inserted central catheter; tFICC, tunnelled femorally inserted central catheter.