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Review of catheters in general at SCH NICU in 1995
| Catheter type | % (no./total no.) of:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Neonates receiving a catheter of all neonates admitted in 1995 | Introduced catheters contaminated with CoNS | |
| Arterial | 38.4 (193/502) | 10.9 (21/193) |
| Arterial umbilical | 24.3 (122/502) | 18.0 (22/122) |
| Venous umbilical | 33.1 (166/502) | 18.7 (31/166) |
| Broviac | 1.0 (5/502) | 40.0 (2/5) |
| Intravenous | 13.1 (66/502) | 24.0 (16/66) |
