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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Relation between central venous catheter characteristics and DVT

From: High level of venous thromboembolism in critically ill trauma patients despite early and well-driven thromboprophylaxis protocol

Vein

Incidence of DVT (1000 catheter-days)

CVC (n)

Patients (n)

DVT (n)

No. of days of catheterization

Length of catheterization (days)

Femoral

67.7

126/119

22

325

2 [1; 3]

I. jugular

47.5

53/47

21

442

8 [4.3; 12]

Subclavian

35.7

5/5

1

28

6 [4.8; 7.3]

  1. No CVC (n = 29), 1 CVC (n = 73), 2 CVC (42), 3 CVC (n = 9)
  2. Data expressed as median [quartile 1; 3]
  3. I. Jugular internal jugular catheter, DVT/1000 catheter-days number of event/number of days of catheterization × 1000, DVT deep venous thrombosis, CVC central venous catheter
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