Table II.
Characteristics of the catheters
| Catheters | Total N = 89 |
2019 N = 24 |
2020 N = 65 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of catheter, adults, N (%) | ||||
| Non-tunneled central venous | 49 (55.05) | 7 (29.16) | 42 (64.61) | 0.004 |
| Tunneled central venous | 12 (13.48) | 8 (33.33) | 4 (6.15) | 0.204 |
| Peripheral venous catheter | 3 (3.37) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.61) | 1.000 |
| Peripherally inserted central catheter | 15 (16.85) | 1 (4.16) | 14 (21.53) | 0.277 |
| Arterial | 10 (11.23) | 8 (33.33) | 2 (3.07) | 1.000 |
| Location of non-tunneled central venous, N=49 (%) | ||||
| Jugular | 35 (71.42) | 2 (28.57) | 33 (78.57) | 0.015 |
| Subclavian | 8 (16.32) | 4 (57.14) | 4 (9.52) | 0.009 |
| Femoral | 6 (12.24) | 1 (14.28) | 5 (11.90) | 1.00 |
| Catheter days, median (IQR) | 17.00 (11.00–28.50) | 27.50 (11.75–126.00) | 16.00 (11.00–23.50) | 0.032 |
| Catheter days, total | 5222 | 3637 | 1585 | NA |
IQR, interquartile range.