Table 3.
Occlusion alarms
| |
Number (%) of |
Number (%) of |
|---|---|---|
| patients | cartridges | |
| Total alarms |
32 (45%) |
36 (36%) |
| Per insertion site |
|
|
| Femoral |
14 (47%) |
17 (42%) |
| Jugular |
12 (40%) |
13 (30%) |
| Subclavian |
6 (55%) |
6 (35%) |
| Per type of central venous catheter |
|
|
| Trilumen |
14 (61%) |
15 (52%) |
| Quad lumen |
18 (38%) |
21 (29%) |
| Alarms leading to disconnection |
24 (34%) |
24 (24%) |
| Per insertion site |
|
|
| Femoral |
12 (40%) |
12 (29%) |
| Jugular |
8 (27%) |
8 (19%) |
| Subclavian |
4 (37%) |
4 (24%) |
| Per type of central venous catheter |
|
|
| Trilumen |
11 (48%) |
11 (38%) |
| Quad lumen | 13 (27%) | 13 (18%) |