Vascular access for lipid apheresis: a challenge in young children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

BMC Pediatrics

Table 4 Site of venous access, dwell time and reason for removal of central venous catheter per patient in chronological order

Patient	Site of venous access	Dwell time in days	Reason for removal
1	V. jug. sin.	19	Sepsis
	V. subcl. sin.	411	Sepsis, Self-removal by accident
	V. jug. sin.	51	Self-removal by accident
	V. subcl. dex.	66	Self-removal by accident
	V. subcl. sin.	183	Dislocation, local infection
	Peripheral access	at the age of 7 years
2	V. subcl. sin.	698	Self-removal by accident
2	Peripheral access	at the age of 6 years
3	V. jug. sin.	14	Sepsis
	V. subcl. sin.	595	Elective removal
	V. subcl. dex.	280	Elective removal
	Peripheral access	at the age of 7 years
4	V. jug. sin.	71	Self-removal by accident
	V. subcl. sin.	55	CRBSI, Self-removal by accident
	V. jug. dext.	102	CRBSI
	AVF	at the age of 5 years
Mean dwell time per catheter		212

Two girls, Patients 2 and 3 tolerated the CVCs with only few complications and maximum dwell times of 698, and 595 days, respectively. Patients 1 and 4 suffered from repeated infections and dislocations, therefore, Patient 4 received an AVF after 8 months of LA. CRBSI Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

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