Table 1.

Patient demographic characteristics (n = 1,200)

	n (%)
Patient clinics	PICU: 294 (24.5%)
	Pediatric oncology: 175 (14.6%)
	Pediatric bone marrow transplantation unit: 139 (11.6%)
	Pediatric hematology: 112 (9.3%)
	Pediatric metabolism: 93 (7.8%)
	Pediatric infection: 92 (7.7%)
	Pediatric nephrology: 83 (6.9%)
	Pediatrics: 77 (6.5%)
	Pediatric allergy and immunology: 30 (2.5%)
	Pediatric gastroenterology: 28 (2.3%)
	Newborn intensive care unit: 27 (2.3%)
	Pediatric cardiology: 21 (1.8%)
	Pediatric neurology: 13 (1.1%)
	Pediatric endocrinology: 10 (0.8%)
	Pediatric rheumatology: 6 (0.5%)
Indications for CVC insertion	Multiple drug infusions: 341 (28.4%) Extracorporeal treatment: 305 (25.4%)
	Continue renal replacement treatment: 169 (14.1%) Other (Plasmapheresis, erythrocytapheresis,): 136 (11.3%)
	Vascular access problem: 304 (25.3%)
	Bone marrow transplantation: 135 (11.3%)
	Hemodynamic monitoring: 66 (5.5%)
	Total parenteral nutrition: 27 (2.3%)
	Other: 22 (1.8%)
Indications for CVC removal	No longer needed: 921 (76.8%)
	Catheter infection: 168 (14%)
	Catheter occlusion: 70 (5.8%)
	Thrombosis: 41 (3.4%)

PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; CVC, central venous catheters