Table 5 Distribution of PIVIE severity for n-SPC and n-LPC.

From: Short versus long peripheral intravenous catheters in neonates: a retrospective cohort study

Total PIVIE cases, N = 10,478

n-SPC, N = 9846

n-LPC, N = 632

P value

PIVIE code

 < 7

4496 (45.7%)

284 (44.9%)

< 0.001

 7 –< 15

2542 (25.8%)

111 (17.6%)

 15 -< 30

2530 (25.7%)

183 (29.0%)

 ≥ 30

278 (2.8%)

54 (8.5%)

IEGS score

10.55 ± 8.30

14.86 ± 12.76

< 0.001

  1. P values were calculated with χ2 testing or unpaired t-testing, as appropriate.