The accessibility and safety of inserting proximal basilic and axillary veins central lines in neonates

Purpose of review: to evaluate the accessibility, success rate, and attributable complications and to describe the maneuver for PICC line insertion via proximal basilic or axillary veins in neonates. Recent findings: This study demonstrated a total of 78 PICCs inserted successfully 91.7% and fewer complications. The median postnatal age of patients was eight days (2 days - 92days), and the median weight of patients at the procedure was 2600g (590g - 3900g). The median corrected gestational age of patients at the procedure was 36weeks (23weeks - 46weeks). Summary: This study demonstrated a high success rate and fewer complications of proximal basilic and axillary veins central lines in neonates with difficulties getting intravenous vascular access. This procedure is also safe for Very low birth and extremely low birth Preterm and can be used as central intravenous access for a long time.