Unit responses indicating number, type of line inserted, and accepted tip position
| Accepted PLL tip position | Line type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lines sited per year | Number of units | SVC/IVC | RA | Either | Not specified | Medex | Vygon | Both/other |
| PLL, percutaneous long line; SVC, superior vena cava; IVC, inferior vena cava; RA, right atrium. | ||||||||
| <20 | 51 (30%) | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 3 |
| 20–50 | 58 (35%) | 40 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 |
| 50–100 | 33 (20%) | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 |
| 100–200 | 21 (13%) | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| >200 | 5 (3%) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 168 | 127 (76%) | 25 (15%) | 14 (8%) | 2 (1%) | 13 (8%) | 119 (71%) | 36 (21%) |