Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* n = 656 |
---|---|
Right-sided insertion | 551 (84.0) |
Vein cannulated | |
Basilic | 512 (78.0) |
Brachial | 131 (20.0) |
Cephalic | 13 (2.0) |
Catheter type | |
Double-lumen | 220 (33.5) |
Single-lumen | 436 (66.5) |
No. of insertion attempts | |
1 | 603 (91.9) |
2 | 53 (8.1) |
Catheter tip location | |
Cavoatrial junction/distal superior vena cava | 590 (89.9) |
Mid superior vena cava | 66 (10.1) |
Cumulative dwell time (median)(range), catheter d | 58 486 (45) (1-842) |
*Except where noted otherwise.