ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2012
Effect of heparin and other factors associated with complications of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in neonates.
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- Accidental arterial PICC placement in neonatal patients: a case series.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Strategies for Reducing Vancomycin-Piperacillin/Tazobactam Incompatibility.Pharmaceutics · 2023Article
- A nurse-inserted peripherally inserted central catheter program in general pediatrics: a single-center experience.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Comparison of bedside ultrasonography and bedside chest radiography in neonatal peripherally inserted central catheters: A before and after self-control study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Strategies to prevent drug incompatibility during simultaneous multi-drug infusion in intensive care units: a literature review.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Review
- [Operation and management guidelines for peripherally inserted central catheter in neonates (2021)].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2021Article
- Dwell times and risk of non-elective removal of 1-French peripherally inserted central catheters according to catheter tip position in very preterm infants.European journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Peripherally inserted central catheter tip position and risk of associated complications in neonates.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2013Article
- Prediction of Nonelective Central Venous Catheter Removal in Medically Complex Neonates.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
- The development of a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemArticle
- [Obstruction of peripherally inserted central catheters in newborns: prevention is the best intervention].Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao PauloArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify factors associated with complications necessitating unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) in neonates. STUDY
designA before-and-after comparison following the exclusion of heparin from continuous infusions through PICCs placed by a designated team. Duration of use was assessed during epochs immediately preceding and following the practice change. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify independent risk factors associated with unplanned catheter removal.
resultWe analyzed 189 PICC placements with heparin (epoch 1) and 188 with no heparin (epoch 2) added to infusions. Rates of complication (23.7 vs 17.2 per 1000 catheter days) and median durations of use (7 vs 8 days) did not differ significantly between the epochs. Non-central position of the catheter tip, use of dual lumen catheters and placement through the cephalic vein were independently associated with complications (each P<0.05).
conclusionIn neonates requiring short-term intravenous access, heparin may be safely omitted from continuous infusions without compromising catheter usability.
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