Table 1 Demographics.
Heparin(n = 22)
Median (range)
No heparin(n = 11)
Median (range)
p value
Median age
(in years)
1 (0–21) 14 (1–21) 0.0001 ⁎
n (%) n (%) p value
Gender 0.49
Male 13 (59) 5 (45) -
Race 0.65
White 14 (64) 9 (82) -
Non-White 8 (36) 2 (18) -
Congenital
disease
12 (55) 3 (27) 0.27
Acquired
disease
10 (45) 9 (82) 0.07
Reason for
admission
0.01 ⁎
Elective 3 (14) 7 (64) -
Emergent 14 (64) 4 (36) -
Unknown 5 (23) 0 (0) -
Number of
PICC lines
for each
patient
0.39
1 16 (73) 6 (55)
2 5 (23) 4 (36)
3 1 (5) 0 (0)
4 0 (0) 1 (9)
⁎ Indicates statistical significance: p b 0.05