“…33 The rate of catheter mechanical failure was 5% to 22.3% with PICCs 6,15,18,27,44 and 16% and 11% in PIVCs and CICCs, respectively, in a single study. 6 The percentage of patients experiencing venous thrombosis was 0% to 27.2% with PICCs 4,5,10,12,13,15,16,18,20,26,29,31,33,35,37,38,44,48,49 compared to 3.4% with PIVCs reported in one study 10 and 0% to 9.6% with CICCs. 5,16,17,33 In the study by Bonizzoli et al 16 in which catheters were used for prolonged IV therapy in patients discharged from the intensive care unit, rates of DVT were significantly higher for PICCs compared to CICCs (27.2% vs. 9.6% of patients or 7.7 vs. 4.4 DVTs per 1000 catheter days, P = 0.0007).…”