Relative incidence of XXXX associated with peripheral intravenous catheters in the lower versus upper extremities.

@entity1 @entity28 @entity6 @entity1746 @entity281 @entity3527
Peripheral venous access in elderly, hospitalized @entity1 is often challenging. The usual alternative is insertion of a central venous catheter, with associated risk for complications. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relative incidence of @entity3527 secondary to lower as compared to upper extremity intravenous catheters (IVCs) and associated risk factors. A non-randomized, observational, cohort-controlled study was carried out. Consecutive @entity1 receiving a lower extremity IVC were enrolled and compared with @entity1 receiving an upper extremity IVC. @entity1 were followed from insertion until removal of the IVC. The major endpoint was @entity3527 . The incidence of @entity3527 secondary to upper extremity IVCs was 3/50 (6  %) compared to 5/53 (9.4  %) in @entity1746 (  (2) Yates   =   0.08, p   =   0.776). Age, gender, @entity28 , @entity6 , site (arm versus leg, left versus right), and size of needle were not found to be risk factors for @entity3527 according to univariate analysis. None of the @entity1 developed @entity281 . In elderly @entity1 with poor venous access, @entity1746 are a reasonable and low-risk alternative to central venous catheters.
