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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 6 Injection pressure, ΔT and CI during automated rapid injection through PICCs of different lumen size: comparison with CICC

From: Are single-lumen 5Fr and triple-lumen 6Fr PICCs suitable for hemodynamic assessment by trans-pulmonary thermodilution? A pilot study

 

Triple-lumen 7Fr CICC

Single-lumen 5Fr PICC

Triple-lumen 6Fr PICC

Double-lumen 5Fr PICCa

Internal diameter, mma

1.016

1.02

0.94

0.81

Mean Psi

110

112

120

130

ΔT bias, °Cb

Reference

− 0.017

− 0.05

− 0.12

CI mean difference, L/min/m2

Reference

0.16

0.39

1.55

CI bias, %

Reference

5.4

12.5

39.3

  1. aData from D’Arrigo et al. [7]
  2. bDifference between mean ΔTPICC and mean ΔTCICC
  3. CI: cardiac index; CICC: centrally inserted central catheter; ΔT: delta temperature; PICC: peripherally inserted central catheter; Psi: pound per square inch
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