Table 2

Number of central venous catheter insertion templates with missing fields

Templatesn=7126 (100)n=852 (100)
Template fieldIncompleteOne missing field
Inserting physician382 (5.4)107 (13)
Indication363 (5.1)83 (9.7)
Insertion time164 (2.3)32 (3.8)
Room for insertion267 (3.7)33 (3.9)
Vascular insertion site235 (3.3)6 (0.7)
Insertion technique490 (6.9)138 (16.2)
Anaesthetic method417 (5.9)51 (6)
Catheter bore size/number of lumens376 (5.3)0 (0)
Catheter length537 (7.5)26 (3.1)
Catheter model and/or LOT785 (11)235 (28)
Insertion related complication467 (6.6)114 (13.4)
Number of-punctures through the skin418 (5.9)6 (0.7)
Number of-punctures through the blood vessel451 (6.3)21 (2.5)
Number of templates with any missing field1587 (22)
  • Data are presented as numbers (%).