Table 5 Comparison of complications of peripheral arterial cannulation across various BW categories
BW 750–1000 g N = 8 | BW 1001–1500 g N = 44 | BW 1501–2500 g N = 52 | BW > 2500 g N = 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of attempts Mean, SD | 2.25 ± 2.31 | 1.2 ± 0.59 | 1.33 ± 0.87 | 1.4 ± 0.68 |
Duration of PAC Mean, SD | 73.25 ± 13.55 | 50.77 ± 24.53 | 48.42 ± 22.47 | 59.5 ± 20.16 |
Complications | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Inability to bleed back | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Dampening of tracing Blanching | 2 0 | 5 1 | 6 1 | 1 1 |
Discolouration of digits | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Leakage around insertion site | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |