Table 2.
Patients’ characteristics
| Characteristics | Median or No. |
|---|---|
| Patients, no. | 10 |
| Age, years | 49.1 ± 14.7 (29–84) |
| Pain/no | 1/10 |
| Intervala | 36.5 ± 42.9 (1–149) |
| Location of catheter | |
| BV-SVA-RA-RV | 1 |
| RA-RV | 3 |
| RV-PA | 4 |
| SVC-IVC | 1 |
| SVC-IVC-HV | 1 |
| Access vein | |
| Internal jugular vein | 2 |
| Right femoral vein | 8 |
| Procedure time(min) | 24.1 ± 8.3 (10–36) |
| Complications, no | 0 |
a between implantation and discovery of catheter fracture(days)
BV brachiocephalic vein, PA pulmonary artery, SVC superior vena cava, RA right atrium, RV right ventricle, HV hepatic vein, IJV internal jungle vein, RFV right femoral vein