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. 2015 Jul 27;15:290. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1019-4

Table 1.

Life time of the peripheral venous line

Peripheral venous line (type of injection) Number of line insertions (%) Life time of the peripheral venous line Range (days) Median (days)
1–2 days (%) 3–4 days (%) ≥5 days (%)
Infusion pump 13 (20.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (100.0) 5–7 7
Bolus injection 51 (79.7) 13 (25.5) 8 (15.7) 30 (58.8) 1–16 5
Total 64 (100.0) 13 (20.3) 8 (12.5) 43 (67.2) 1–16 7