Research Article
Risk Factors Related to Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Nonselective Removal in Neonates
Table 1
Comparison of infant characteristics and outcomes between central and noncentral tip position.
| Characteristics | Central (n=413) | Non-central (n=83) | P value |
| Gestational age at insertion (weeks) | 31.0 (24.5,40.0) | 31 (26.2,39.5) | 0.841 | Birth weight (g) | 1445 (700,5170) | 1450 (680,3980) | 0.716 | Sex, n (%) | | | 0.039 | Boy | 228 (55.2%) | 56 (67.5%) | | Girl | 185 (44.8%) | 27 (32.5%) | Patient classification, n (%) | | | 0.441 | Medical | 396 (95.9%) | 79 (94.0%) | | Surgical | 17 (4.1%) | 5 (6.0%) | PICC dwell time (days) | 18 (2,74) | 17 (1,63) | 0.148 | Side of PICC insertion, n (%) | | | 0.577 | Right | 385 (94.8%) | 78 (96.3%) | | Left | 21 (5.2%) | 3 (3.7%) | PICC insertion site, n (%) | | | 0.234 | Upper limbs | 336 (81.4%) | 73(88.0%) | | Head and neck | 7 (1.7%) | 2 (2.4%) | PICC material, n (%) | | | 0.883 | Silastic | 287 (69.5%) | 58 (69%) | | Polyurethane | 126 (30.5%) | 26 (30%) | Nonselective removal | 31 (7.5%) | 15 (18.1%) | 0.002 |
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