Research Article
Risk Factors Related to Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Nonselective Removal in Neonates
Table 2
Comparison of infant PICC insertion site between central and noncentral tip position.
| PICC insertion site, n (%) | Central (n=413) | Non-central (n=83) |
| Upper limbs | 336 | 73 | Waist | 214(63.6%) | 46(63%) | Cubital | 34(10.1%) | 8(11%) | Cephalic vein | 45(13.4%) | 9(12.3%) | Axillary vein | 43(12.8%) | 10(13.7%) | Lower limbs | 70 | 8 | Saphenous | 61(87.1%) | 7(87.5%) | Femoral vein | 9(12.9%) | 1(12.5%) | Head and neck | 7 | 2 | Jugular vein | 5 (71.4%) | 1(50%) | Posterior auricular vein | 2 (28.6%) | 1(50%) |
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