The survey instrument was approved by expedited review of our medical center's institutional review board. In November 2000, 311 NICUs having greater than 25 beds were identified from the United ...

and subclavian venous catheters), tunneled central venous catheters, atrial catheters, umbilical arterial catheters, and umbilical venous catheters. We excluded subjects with diabetes mellitus and ...

There was history of exchange transfusion for hyperbilirubinemia via umbilical vein in two neonates with PVT. Conclusion: Catheter-associated portal venous thrombosis was uncommon in our study.