Central venous catheter insertion profile and complications among neonates in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare complications in neonates who had umbilical venous catheter (UVC) versus peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), percentage of non-elective removal of central catheters, and to compare complications of PICC in the upper limb compared with the lower limb.

Design

A prospective cross-sectional cohort study.

Setting

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Participants

All infants who are admitted to the unit requiring central catheter insertion were included in the study.

Primary outcome measure

Complications of central catheters in infants admitted to the NICU.

Results

A total of 415 central catheters were involved in this study (206 UVCs and 209 PICCs (85 in the

SUBMITTER: Elabbasy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature