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Table 5 Results of ultrasound guided catheter insertion, primary endpoints and mechanical complications

From: Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in cancer patients improves the success rate of cannulation and reduces mechanical complications: A prospective observational study of 1,978 consecutive catheterizations

 

No

%

Total procedures

1,978

100

Access with one attempt

1,948

98.48

Access with two attempts

12

0,6

Pneumothorax

0

0

Major bleeding

0

0

Arterial puncture

6

0.3

Failure

18

0.9

Local Hematoma

4

0.2

Nerve puncture

0

0