A study in patients with solid tumors found that CRBSI is significantly linked to mortality in patients with PICCs, whereas CRT and CRLC are not significant risk factors.

Several factors contraindicate PICC placement: lack of peripheral access ... This patient will require a different type of central catheter. The presence of upper extremity or subclavian ...

and potential complications must be considered prior to insertion of a PICC. Nurses caring for patients with PICCs must be properly educated in device use, site care, and catheter maintenance ...