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Published on: July 13, 2019
Umbilically and Peripherally Inserted Thin Central Venous Catheters Have Similar Risks of Complications in Very
S Salonen1, O Tammela2, A M Koivisto3
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Abstract:
Catheter complications can be life-threatening in very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. We retrospectively evaluated non-elective removals of the first thin (1-2F) umbilical vein catheters (tUVCs (n = 92)) and peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs (n = 103)) among 195 VLBW infants. Catheters were removed non-electively in 78 infants (40%), typically due to suspected infection (n = 42) or catheter dislocation (n = 30). Infants with complications had lower birth weights and gestational ages than others. The frequencies and causes of catheter removal were similar in the tUVC and PICC groups. Thirty-one infants had true catheter infections. The number of infections/1000 catheter days was higher in the tUVC group than in the PICC group. In a multivariable analysis, gestational age was associated with catheter infection, but catheter type was not. The odds of catheter complications decreased with increasing gestational age, but no clear association with thin catheter type was found.
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