A Five-Year Data Report of Long-Term Central Venous Catheters Focusing on Early Complications

Table 3

Type of catheter and vein access.

Catheters and vein access	Number (N = 1101)	The experienced group (4 anaesthesiologists)	The less experienced group (13 anaesthesiologists)
Long-term implantable venous port (single or double lumen)	999 (998/1)
Hickman (single, double, triple lumen, or not specified)	74 (40/17/1/16)
Long-term hemodialysis catheter	26
Short-term CVC	2
Left subclavian vein	870	659 (75.7%)	211 (24.3%)
Right subclavian vein	190	144 (75.8%)	46 (24.2%)
Right jugular vein	28	26 (92.9%)	2 (7.1%)
Left jugular vein	13	9 (69.2%)	4 (30.7%)

CVC = Central venous catheter. The values are number and percent.