Poor Accuracy of Methods Currently Used to Determine Umbilical Catheter Insertion Length
Table 1
Baseline characteristics in Dunn-group versus Shukla-group.
Dunn-group ()
Shukla-group ()
-value
Male- (%)
53 (55%)
68 (57%)
.78
Birth weight (grams)*
1997 ± 1223
1902 ± 988
.54
Gestational age at birth (weeks)*
32.3 ± 4.8
32.1 ± 4.6
.76
SGA- (%)
10 (10%)
7 (6%)
.31
RDS- (%)
31 (32%)
33 (28%)
.55
Mechanical ventilation- (%)
57 (59%)
62 (52%)
.34
PDA- (%)
18 (19%)
12 (10%)
.08
NEC- (%)
3 (3%)
3 (3%)
1.0
Sepsis- (%)
25 (26%)
24 (20%)
.33
Catheter-related thrombosis- (%)
5 (5%)
3 (3%)
.47
Cardiac arrhythmia- (%)
0 (0%)
1 (1%)
1.0
Mortality- (%)
7 (7%)
9 (8%)
1.0
Successful UVC insertion- (%)
69 (71%)
84 (71%)
1.0
Successful UVC insertion at first attempt- (%)
63/97 (65%)
80/119 (67%)
.77
Successful UVC insertion at second attempt- (%)
6/19 (32%)
4/25 (16%)
.46
Successful UAC insertion- (%)
38/67(57%)
45/77(58%)
.78
SGA: small for gestational age; RDS: respiratory distress syndrome; PDA: persistent ductus arteriosus; NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis; UVC: umbilical-vein catheter; UAC: umbilical-artery catheter.
*Values are given as mean ± SD
