Table 2.
Catheter characteristics and follow-up of the 134 crossover patients
| Paired Central Venous Catheters | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Femoral | Jugular | ||
| Catheter characteristics | |||
| antiseptic-impregnated catheter | 8 (6.0) | 12 (8.9) | 0.37 |
| ultrasound-guided insertion | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
| no. of attempts, median (IQR) | 1.6 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.41 |
| time required for insertion, min, median (IQR) | 10 (7–15) | 12 (8–19) | 0.01 |
| first attempt of the right side | 85 (63.9) | 84 (62.2) | 0.88 |
| failure on one side | 3 (2.3) | 17 (12.8) | 0.003 |
| Catheter follow-up | |||
| days of insertion, median (IQR) | 7 (4–11) | 7 (4–10) | 0.59 |
| reason for catheter removal | |||
| suspicion of catheter infection | 42 (31.6) | 41 (30.4) | 0.89 |
| catheter dysfunction | 30 (22.6) | 35 (25.9) | 0.46 |
| no longer required | 26 (19.4) | 20 (14.9) | 0.24 |
| systematic | 22 (16.5) | 18 (13.3) | 0.48 |
| death | 12 (9.0) | 17 (12.6) | 0.30 |
| spontaneous catheter withdrawal | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.5) | 0.56 |
| unknown | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | 1 |
Data are presented as no. (%) unless otherwise specified. IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable.