Fig. 1From: Peripherally inserted central catheters have a protective role and the effect of fluctuation curve feature in the risk of bloodstream infection compared with central venous catheters: a propensity-adjusted analysisCases selection algorithm for our study population. We excluded 774 patients younger than 18Â years and 4495 patients who did not meet CLABSI diagnostic criteria, resulting in 4775 patients with CVC and 20,104 patients with PICC were included in the analysisBack to article page