Umbilical Venous Versus Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Neonates: A Prospective Cohort Study of Complications, Catheter Survival, and CLABSI"

Inclusion Criteria

• •Neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) requiring central venous access.
• •* Infants in whom either an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) or a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was inserted for clinical indications (Parenteral nutrition, administration of intravenous medications (e.g., antibiotics, inotropes, anticonvulsants, fluids) and blood sampling for frequent labs, especially in critically ill neonates).
• •* Catheter insertion performed within the first 28 days of life.