A Meta-Analysis of Incidence of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection with Midline Catheters and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

Table 1

Basic characteristics of included literature.

Study, year	Country	Researching spells	Population	Design	MC (CRBSI/total)	PICC (CRBSI/total)
Tao, 2019	China	August 2016–September 2018	42–75 years old	RC	3/279	6/208
Seo, 2020	USA	November 2017–July 2018	≥18 years old	RC	0/82	1/50
Xu, 2016	USA	January 2015–May 2015	19–98 years old	RC	0/200	2/206
Caparas, 2014	USA	NR	Vancomycin is used for ≥6 days	RCT	0/30	1/28
Moureau, 2002	USA	April 1999–September 2000	1–101 years old	RC	14/5423	11/25707
Snooks, 2019	England	June 2017–December 2018	NR	RC	2/43	0/22
Barr 2012	England	January 1, 2001–May 31, 2011	≥18 years old	RC	12/648	0/43
Sargent, 1997	England	1995–1996	HIV sufferers	RC	7/12	2/18
Sharp, 2014	Australia	2004–2010	18–47 years	RC	0/231	0/97
Benali, 2013	Canada	NR	≤18 years old and ≥3 kg	RCT	0/69	0/84
Lisova, 2015	Czech	2013	23–90 years old	RC	5/162	4/167

RC: retrospective cohort; RCT: randomized controlled trial; NR: not reported.