Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement in the emergency department: experience in a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia

Figures & data

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Variables	N=471, n (%)
Age (years)	68.6
Gender
Male	231 (49)
Indication
Continuous monitoring	356 (75.5)
Vasopressor support	86 (18.2)
Electrolyte replacement and metabolic monitoring	17 (3.6)
No peripheral access	6 (1.2)
Dialysis	2 (0.2)
Other	4 (0.8)
Coagulation times
Abnormal	212 (45.0)

Table 2 Insertion site, position, number of attempts and complications

N=471, n (%)
Insertion site
Right internal jugular vein	352 (74.7)
Left internal jugular vein	101 (21.4)
Right subclavian vein	8 (1.6)
Left subclavian vein	4 (0.8)
Right femoral vein	3 (0.6)
Left femoral vein	3 (0.6)
Catheter tip position
Cavoatrial junction	337 (71.5)
Superior vena cava	61 (12.9)
Right atrium	72 (15.2)
Ascending jugular vein	1 (0.2)
Number of attempts
One	405 (85.9)
Two	53 (11.2)
Three or more	13 (2.7)
Complications
Extensive hematoma	3 (0.6)
Pneumothorax	6 (1.2)
Catheter-related infection	3 (0.6)

Figure 1 Indications for the implant of the central line.