Table 3 Migration of short-term central venous catheters (CVCs) when secured with sutures and a Tegaderm™ IV Advanced dressing (suture group) or 3M™ PICC/CVC Securement Device + Tegaderm™ IV Advanced dressing (suture-free group) [n = number of observations or CVC (%)]
From: A clinical evaluation of two central venous catheter stabilization systems
Movement in millimetre | Suture securement group [n = no. of observations or CVC (%)] | Suture-free securement group [n = no. of observations or CVC (%)] | p value (Pearson’s Chi-square) |
|---|---|---|---|
Daily movement | No. of observations (n = 523) | No. of observations (n = 624) | |
0–1 | 455 (87.0%) | 539 (86.4%) | 0.686 (1.5) |
2–5 | 55 | 63 | |
6–10 | 8 | 11 | |
> 10 | 5 | 11 | |
Movement due to replacement | No. of replacement (n = 84) | No. of replacement (n = 114) | |
0–1 | 67 (79.8%) | 96 (84.2%) | 0.366 (3.2) |
2–5 | 17 | 13 | |
6–10 | 1 | 3 | |
> 10 | 1 | 2 | |
CVC movement range | No. of CVC (n = 86) | No. of CVC (n = 85) | |
0–1 | 50 (58.1%) | 37 (43.5%) | 0.146 (3.9) |
2–10 | 27 | 38 | |
> 10 | 9 | 10 |