Table 2

Details of the cases in which femoral arterial catheters were used

Subject	Postnatal age (days)	Weight (g)	Gestational age (weeks)	Length of time catheter in place (days)	Reason for removal and complications
1	23	550	23	2	Blocked, died later
2	12	576	24	3	No longer required, died later
3	10	635	25	3	Blocked, died later
4	2	642	25	2	Limb ischaemia, resolved when catheter removed
5	4	657	26	3	Died
6	2	680	26	7	Limb ischaemia, resolved when catheter removed
7	2	758	29	7	No longer required
8	1	758	29	6	No longer required, died later
9	30	778	24	2	Died
10	3	845	28	4	No longer required
11	1	990	27	1	Blocked, died later
12	3	990	27	1	Died
13	23	1013	24	1	Limb ischaemia, resolved when catheter removed
14	84	1569	26	4	Blocked, died later
15	3	2000	34	5	Blocked, died later
16	1	2330	37	2	No longer required
17	19	2492	35	2	Blocked
18	1	2590	35	2	No longer required
19	7	2656	35	1	Limb ischaemia, resolved when catheter removed
20	73	2870	27	8	No longer required
21	3	3168	37	6	No longer required
22	2	3370	35	2	Fell out
23	112	6600	33	7	Died