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Clinical characteristics and vascular access features of examined patients |
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| Total number of patients |
15 |
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|
| Admission diagnosis |
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| Abdominal surgery |
5 |
| Pneumonia |
5 |
| Trauma |
4 |
| Acute myocardial infarction |
1 |
| SAPS IIa |
61 (15–80) |
| Agea |
50 (25–78) |
| Weighta |
75 (58–89) |
| Males/females |
10/5 |
| Catheter placement |
|
| Femoral |
9 |
| Internal jugular |
3 |
| Subclavian |
3 |
| Catheter size |
|
| 12 French |
7 |
| 13.5 French |
8 |
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aSimplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II, age and weight are median with interquartile range in parentheses. | |
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