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Table 4 Vascular access of the study population

From: Care practices and short-term clinical outcomes of very low birth weight infants in Yangtze River Delta in China

Treatment

≤750 g (n = 25)

751-1000 g(n = 158)

1001-1250 g(n = 369)

1251-1500 g(n = 507)

Total(n = 1059)

F/χ2

P

P value for trend

UAC(n,%)

6(24.0%)

21(13.3%)

43(11.7%)

18(3.6%)

88(8.3%)

33.710

0.000

0.000

UVC(n,%)

12(48.0%)

59(37.3%)

122(33.1%)

72(14.2%)

265(25.0%)

64.173

0.000

0.000

PICC(n,%)

11(44.0%)

106(67.1%)

243(65.9%)

322(63.5%)

682(64.4%)

5.551

0.136

0.071

CVC(n,%)

1(4.0%)

0(0.0%)

1(0.3%)

6(1.2%)

8(0.8%)

7.107

0.069

0.342

  1. UAC=Umbilical Atery Catheter, UVC=Umbilical Vein Catheter, PICC=Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter, CVC=Central Venous Catheterization