Lower Limb Vein Access

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Lower limb access still produced malpositions in 9 of 100 neonates with lower limb insertion. — Analysis of risk factors for primary non-central malposition of peripherally inserted central catheter tip in neonates with different diseases admitted to neonatal surgical department: a case–control study
• Lower limb venous access was not a risk factor for primary non-central PICC tip malposition in this cohort. — Analysis of risk factors for primary non-central malposition of peripherally inserted central catheter tip in neonates with different diseases admitted to neonatal surgical department: a case–control study
• Lower limb and upper limb access did not differ significantly in malposition rates in abdominal and thoracic disease groups. — Analysis of risk factors for primary non-central malposition of peripherally inserted central catheter tip in neonates with different diseases admitted to neonatal surgical department: a case–control study
• The study did not establish whether right or left lower limb veins are better for avoiding non-central malposition. — Analysis of risk factors for primary non-central malposition of peripherally inserted central catheter tip in neonates with different diseases admitted to neonatal surgical department: a case–control study
• Anatomical angles between the common iliac veins and IVC may make it difficult for flexible catheters to enter the IVC. — Analysis of risk factors for primary non-central malposition of peripherally inserted central catheter tip in neonates with different diseases admitted to neonatal surgical department: a case–control study