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Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness and safety of axillary vein catheterization [AVC] and scalp vein catheterization [SVC] in the neonatal intensive care unit [NICU]
Design: Retrospective study
Setting: The Central Hospital of Xinxiang, China
Subjects: One hundred and fifteen cases from the NICU were enrolled from June 2012 to June 2013
Interventions: Fifty-four patients underwent AVC and 61 underwent SVC
Main outcome measure[s]: Catheter-related bloodstream infection, catheter obstruction, ectopia, phlebitis, and local leaking
Results: No significant difference between groups was observed for catheter related bloodstream infection [SVC: 4.4%, AVC: 3.7%, p = 0.56] and catheter obstruction [9.8% vs. 9.3%, P = 0.87] between the two catheterization methods. However, the rate of catheter ectopia, phlebitis and leaking in SVC were significantly higher than those for AVC [18.0% Vs. 3.7%, p = 0.02, 18.0% Vs. 3.7%, p = 0.02 and 16.4% Vs. 3.7%, p = 0.03, respectively]
Conclusions: Although both SVC and AVC could be the choice for intravenous infusion in the NICU, AVC was safer than SVC in newborn infants
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Objective To investigate and evaluate the iodine nutritional status of school-age children in Yi county of Heibei Province,and to provide scientific basis for the development of control measures to iodine deficiency disorders.Methods Retrospectinely analyzed school-age children urinary iodine monitoring results of Yi County of Hebei Province from 1998 to 2011.One township was selected randomly in each of the five directions (east,west,south,north and center) from 1998 to 2011.One elementary school was randomly chosen in each of the five townships.And at least 20 urine samples of 8-10 years old children were randomly collected in each school selected.Urinary iodine contents were determined through arsenic cerium catalytic spectrophotometric method.Urinary iodine determination standard according to The Standard of Iodine Deficiency Disorders Elinination (GB 16006-2008) and The Iodine Deficiency Disorders Elinination Guide.Results A total of 1725 children urinary samples were collected from 1998 to 2011,urinary median was 243.26 μg/L,each of the median urinary iodine was higher than 100 μg/L.The ratio of urinary iodine less than 100 μg/L was ＜ 50％ over the years,and less than 50 μg/L was ＜ 20％.Overall,the highest value of urinary iodine stayed at approximately 200 μg/L,showing positively skewed distribution that was skewed to the right.Urinary iodine level was compared among different ages,gender and ethnicity,and the difference was not statistically significant(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions In recent years,the iodine intake of school-age children of Yi County can meet the body needs,and the iodine nutrition is at an appropriate level.