Fig. 1

Infusion line setup. a Multilumen central venous catheter (Arrow, Kingston, UK); b infusion line (BD Medical, Le Pont de Clais, France) connected to the proximal lumen of the central venous catheter; c perfusion ramp with a three-way stopcock (Vygon, Ecouen, France); d anti-reflux valve (Arrow, Kington, UK); e infusion rate control (CAIR LGL, Lissieu, France); f infusion pump; g Dextrose 5 % infusion set (B. Braun, Boulogne Billancourt, France)