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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 98)

From: Full title: peripheral venous catheter complications in children: predisposing factors in a multicenter prospective cohort study

 

N (%)

Median (IQR)

Male gender

49 (50)

 

Age (years)

 

4.5 (6.67)

Site of the study

 Pediatric Department A of CHBH

31 (32)

 

 Pediatric Department B of CHBH

8 (8)

 

 Pediatric Department C of CHBH

22 (22)

 

 Surgery Department A of CHBH

5 (5)

 

 Pediatric Department of LRH

32 (33)

 

Diagnosis

 Infection

15 (15.3)

 

 Respiratory

24 (24.5)

 

 Hematology

19 (18.3)

 

 Metabolic

18 (20.4)

 

 Dehydration

2 (2)

 

 Neurologic

3 (3.1)

 

 Surgery

6 (6.1)

 

 Other

11 (11.2)

 

Duration of hospitalization in the study sites (days)

 

6 (7.25)

Total duration of intravenous therapy/patient (days)

 

4.5 (4.75)

  1. CHBH Children’s Hospital Béchir Hamza, LRH La Rabta Hospital, IQR Inter-quartile range