Table 3

Relation between cases of pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade, accepted tip position, and line type over the five year study period

Position
Line typeSVC/IVCRAPosition not specifiedTotals
SVC, superior vena cava; IVC, inferior vena cava; RA, right atrium.
Medex20 3 629
Vygon31 5 238
Not known 7 5 315
Total58131182