Table 2.

Complications in the perioperative period

Complications	Upper arm vein group	Jugular vein group	Subclavian vein group	P value
Catheter misplacement	14 (13.1)	2 (2.9)	9 (5.4)	0.02
Pneumothorax	0 (0)	1 (1.4)	2 (1.2)	0.50
Hemothorax	0	0	0
Artery injury	1 (0.9)	4 (5.9)	6 (3.6)	0.18
Change of puncture access	10 (9.3)	3 (4.3)	9 (5.4)	0.31

Data in parenthesis is a percentage