Table 4.

Catheter-related information and adverse events.

Variable	Patients (N = 316)
Number of catheterizations
1	260 (82.3%)
2	35 (11.1%)
3	21 (6.6%)
The cumulative number of catheterizations	393
Categorized VA site	Catheters (N = 393)
Right internal jugular vein	350 (89.1%)
Left internal jugular vein	19 (4.8%)
Right femoral vein	16 (4.1%)
Left femoral vein	8 (2.0%)
Number of thrombolytic treatments	Catheters (N = 393)
1	25 (19.2%)
2	19 (14.6%)
3	21 (16.2%)
4	11 (8.5%)
5	11 (8.5%)
6	7 (5.4%)
7	7 (5.4%)
8	5 (3.8%)
9	7 (5.4%)
10	3 (2.3%)
11	1 (0.8%)
12	4 (3.1%)
≥13	9 (6.9%)
Total	130
Catheter outcome	Catheters (N = 393)
Catheter with good function	228 (58.0%)
Catheter malfunction	147 (37.4%)
Catheter damage	11 (2.8%)
Catheter exfoliation	7 (1.8%)

Data are expressed as n (%). VA, vascular access.