Table 4.
Comparison of the positions of the umbilical venous catheter tips with the literature
| Shukla-Ferrara | Modified Shukla-Ferrara | Dunn | ||||||||
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| Y n (%) |
U n (%) |
A n (%) |
Y n (%) |
U n (%) |
A n (%) |
Y n (%) |
U n (%) |
A n (%) |
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| Verheij (2010)(7) | n=153 | 63/84 (75) | 20/84 (24) | 1/84 (1) | 39/69 (56) | 28/69 (41) | 2/69 (3) | |||
| Verheij (2013)(6) | n=185 | 68/93 (73) | 24/93 (26) | 1/93 (1) | 50/92 (54) | 40/92 (44) | 2/92 (2) | |||
| Our study | n=91 | 14/32 (44) | 17/32 (53) | 1/32 (3) | 12/30 (40) | 12/30 (40) | 6/30 (20) | 15/29 (52) | 11/29 (38) | 3/29 (10) |
A: Low position; U: Appropriate position; Y: High position