title: Percutaneous central venous catheterisation in critically ill children.
abstract: An 18-month analysis of 52 percutaneously placed central venous catheters in 48 critically ill children was done. Success rate were 91.7% (33/36) and 93.8% (15/16) for femoral and non-femoral catheters respectively. Presence of hypotension (48.1%) and significant coagulopathy (26.9%) did not affect the success rate significantly. Minor bleeding and venous congestion was seen in 5.5% (2/36) of patients with femoral catheters. Infections were found in 2.7% (1/36) of femoral and 6.6% (1/15) of non-femoral catheters. The low incidence of complications and the relative ease of insertion makes the femoral route the preferred site for trainee medical officers in critically ill children when central access is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lum
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roziah
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology