Complications in Tunneled CVL Versus PICC Lines in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Open Access
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Perinatology
- Vol. 21 (8), 525-530
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210562
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:Comparison of complications associated with tunneled central venous lines (TCVLs) versus peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in infants <1500 g. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study at a university medical center. A total of 96 catheters were placed in 60 infants between 4/94 and 3/99. A retrospective review of these infants' medical record was done to review associated complications of catheter placement. RESULTS:Both groups had similar weights and gestational ages. The duration of catheterization was 28 days in TCVLs and 11 days in PICCs (p<0.05). Total, infectious, and mechanical complications between the two groups were similar. Survival function estimates showed no difference between the two groups up to the 15th day of catheterization. CONCLUSION:There is no difference in efficacy or associated complications between the two groups. If one could anticipate needing a catheter longer than 15 days, then a TCVL might be the better choice.Keywords
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