Broviac catheter insertion: operating room or neonatal intensive care unit.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-1987
Abstract
We reviewed the records of all infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who underwent insertion of a Broviac catheter from July 1, 1984 through August 30, 1985. Eighty-six catheters were inserted in 81 patients. Thirty-one catheters were inserted in the NICU and the remainder were inserted in the operating room (OR). The patient's average weight at the time of catheter insertion was the same in both groups. Fifty-two of the 55 OR catheters (95%) were inserted in the external or internal jugular vein while only 68% of the NICU catheters were placed in the jugular veins. Six of the NICU catheters (19%) and 11 of the OR catheters (20%) developed catheter-associated sepsis with positive blood cultures. The infection rate per catheter day was similar in both groups as was the incidence of catheter occlusion. The NICU catheters were in place for an average of 51 days, and there was an average 46 day lifespan for the OR inserted catheters. Broviac catheter insertion can safely be performed in the NICU without an increase in morbidity. Broviac catheter insertion in the NICU is less costly and saves transportation of the sick neonate to the operating room.
Volume
22
Issue
9
First Page
823
Last Page
824
ISSN
0022-3468
Published In/Presented At
Lally, K. P., Hardin, W. D., Jr, Boettcher, M., Shah, S. I., & Mahour, G. H. (1987). Broviac catheter insertion: operating room or neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of pediatric surgery, 22(9), 823–824. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(87)80645-0
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3118002
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article