Table 1 Demographic Patient Factors
Type of Flush | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 507) | Normal Saline (NSS) (n = 202) | Diluted Lipid (DLS) (n = 305) | P-value | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | |||||||
Male | 277 | 54.6% | 125 | 61.9% | 152 | 49.8% | 0.008* |
Female | 230 | 45.4% | 77 | 38.1% | 153 | 50.2% | |
Days of life at insertion | 7.61 ± 17.0 | 7.34 ± 19.0 | 7.78 ± 15.6 | 0.770 | |||
Mean ± SD (median, IQR) | (3, IQR 2, 5) | (3, IQR 2, 5) | (2, IQR 2, 5) | ||||
1-50 days | 490 | 96.9% | 197 | 97.5% | 293 | 96.1% | |
51-100 days | 13 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 10 | 3.3% | |
101-150 days | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.7% | |
≥ 151 days | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | |
GA at birth (days), Mean, SD | 212.0 ± 28.2 | 213.64 ± 30.0 | 210.97 ± 26.8 | 0.026* | |||
23-27wks | 148 | 29.2% | 59 | 29.2% | 89 | 29.2% | |
28-31wks | 222 | 43.8% | 85 | 42.1% | 137 | 44.9% | |
32-36wks | 92 | 18.1% | 33 | 16.3% | 59 | 19.3% | |
≥ 37wks | 45 | 8.9% | 25 | 12.4% | 20 | 6.6% | |
Birth Weight (gm) Mean, (SD) | 1421.7 ± 688.1 | 1494.5 ± 762.1 | 1373.4 ± 631.1 | 0.052 | |||
≤ 999 g | 133 | 26.2% | 49 | 24.3% | 84 | 27.5% | |
1000-1499 g | 210 | 41.4% | 83 | 41.1% | 127 | 41.6% | |
1500-2499 g | 115 | 22.7% | 40 | 19.8% | 75 | 24.6% | |
≥ 2500 g | 49 | 9.7% | 30 | 14.9% | 19 | 6.2% | |
Limb Extremity | |||||||
Upper | 87 | 17.2% | 41 | 20.3% | 46 | 15.1% | 0.130 |
Lower | 420 | 82.8% | 161 | 79.7% | 259 | 84.9% | |