PICC Complication Survival in Korean ICU Patients Aged 60+

A collection of outcomes from a single-center retrospective study of 452 critically ill older patients (aged ≥60) in Korea who received an ultrasound-guided peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) between January 2021 and December 2024. It includes analysis of PICC-related infections, catheter tip positioning, and survival rates, with time-to-event estimates for complication-free survival.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between patient sex, catheter length, and insertion side (right side) as risk factors for non-optimal catheter tip position using the provided odds ratios.
• Model time-to-event for PICC-related infection-free survival using the estimated mean survival period of 56.29 days and survival rates at 31 days.
• Investigate the incidence of PICC-related bloodstream infection (1.1%) and overall PICC-related infection (2.88%) within the cohort of 452 patients.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a specific cohort of 452 patients, providing a focused clinical sample.
• Includes statistically significant risk factors (e.g., male sex, catheter length, right side insertion) with reported odds ratios and confidence intervals.
• Provides temporal analysis with estimated mean complication-free survival period (56.29 days) and survival rate at 31 days (0.918).

Limitations

• The dataset is small in size (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope and potentially few variables or records.
• Data is from a single, small-volume center in Korea, limiting generalizability to other populations or healthcare settings.
• As a retrospective study, it may be subject to biases inherent in such designs, such as selection bias or incomplete data.

Provenance

Source

Kyungwon Lee via figshare.

Collection Method

Single-center retrospective study.

Time Range

January 2021 to December 2024.

Freshness

Data covers patients from January 2021 to December 2024, with the record last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Intensive care unit in Korea.