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Additional characteristics of participants with CVC.
| Cases
|
Controls
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | n | % | P-value |
| Line location | 0.11 | ||||
| Upper extremity | 10 | 45.5 | 17 | 63 | |
| Lower extremity | 10 | 45.5 | 5 | 18.5 | |
| Umbilical | 2 | 9.1 | 5 | 18.5 | |
| Lumen number | <0.001 | ||||
| Single | 8 | 53.3 | 20 | 100 | |
| Multiple | 7 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of attempts for line insertion | |||||
| Median (range) | 11 | 1 (1–3) | 17 | 1 (1–4) | 0.31 |
| Catheter days, median (range) | 16 | 17 (3–93) | 24 | 10.5 (1–65) | 0.31 |
