A comparison of hydrophobic polyurethane and polyurethane peripherally inserted central catheter: results from a feasibility randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Failure rates and survival analysis

	n	Intervention (n = 55)	Control (n = 55)	p value
PICC failure	110	13 (24%)	12 (22%)	0.820^a
Dwell time (days)^b	110	12 (5–21)	8 (5–15)	0.175^c
Device days	110	797	651	–
Incidence rate (per 1000 PICC days)^d		16.3 (9.5–28.1)	18.4 (10.5–32.5)	0.755^e
Incidence rate ratio		0.89 (0.37–2.12)	Reference

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