Estimating umbilical catheter insertion depth in newborns using weight or body measurement: a randomised trial
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Estimating umbilical catheter insertion depth in newborns using weight or body measurement: a randomised trial.
OBJECTIVE Incorrectly positioned umbilical venous and arterial catheters (UVC and UAC) are associated with increased rates of complications in newborns. Catheter insertion depth is often estimated using body surface measurement. We wished to determine whether estimating insertion depth of umbilical catheters using birth weight (BW), rather than surface measurements, results in more correctly po...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307668