ArticleWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)2023
Umbilical venous catheter- and peripherally inserted central catheter-associated complications in preterm infants with birth weight < 1250 g : Results from a survey in Austria and Germany.
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- Incidence of neonatal venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026Pooled it
- Study draft: "UVC-You Will See" study: longer vs. shorter umbilical venous catheter (UVC) dwell time (6-10 vs. 1-5 days) in very premature infants with birth weight < 1250 g and/or gestational age < 30 weeks.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2024Trial
- Effects of two securement methods on peripherally inserted central catheter stability and skin integrity in very low birth weight infants: a retrospective study.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- The impact of central venous catheter use on long-term growth and neurobehavioral outcome in preterm children born < 29 weeks of gestation.Molecular and cellular pediatrics · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a machine learning-based risk prediction model for PICC-associated bloodstream infections in preterm infants: a retrospective multicenter study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The applications, complications, and management of neonatal peripherally inserted central catheters (n-PICCs): a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Umbilical and Peripheral Venous Catheter-Related Outcomes in Premature Neonates.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Case Report: Uncommon complications of central catheters in newborns: two cases of parenteral nutrition extravasation.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- [A clinical study on the optimal placement depth for peripherally inserted central catheter through the great saphenous vein in preterm infants].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Centrally Inserted Central Catheter (CICC) Placement in Newborns: A Safe Clinical Training Program in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveUmbilical venous catheters (UVC) and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) are commonly used in preterm infants but have been associated with a number of serious complications. We performed a survey in Austria and Germany to assess the use of UVCs and PICCs in preterm infants with a birth weight < 1250 g and associated rates of catheter-related adverse events.
methodsElectronic survey of participating centers of the NeoVitaA trial. Main outcome parameter was the reported rates of UVC- and PICC-associated complications (infection, thrombosis, emboli, organ injury, arrhythmia, dislocation, miscellaneous).
resultsIn total, 20 neonatal intensive care units (NICU) providing maximal intensive care in Austria and Germany (level I) were contacted, with a senior neonatologist response rate of 12/20 (60%). The reported rates for UVC with a dwell time of 1-10 days were bacterial infection: 4.2 ± 3.4% (range 0-10%); thrombosis: 7.3 ± 7.1% (0-20%); emboli: 0.9 ± 2.0% (0-5%); organ injury: 1.1 ± 1.9% (0-5%); cardiac arrhythmia: 2.2 ± 2.5% (0-5%); and dislocation: 5.4 ± 8.7% (0-30%); and for PICCs with a dwell time of 1-14 days bacterial infection: 15.0 ± 3.4% (range 2.5-30%); thrombosis; 4.3 ± 3.5% (0-10%); emboli: 0.8 ± 1.6% (0-5%); organ injury: 1.5 ± 2.3% (0-5%); cardiac arrhythmia: 1.5 ± 2.3% (0-5%), and dislocation: 8.5 ± 4.6% (0-30%).
conclusionThe catheter-related complication rates reported in this survey differed between UVCs and PICCs and were higher than those reported in the literature. To generate more reliable data on this clinically important issue, we plan to perform a large prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial investigating the non-inferiority of a prolonged UVC dwell time (up to 10 days) against the early change (up to 5 days) to a PICC.
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