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