Lifespan and associated factors of peripheral intravenous Cannula among infants admitted in public hospitals of Mekelle City, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016

Table 1 Distribution of demographic and clinical data by lifespan of peripheral intravenous cannula, among infants admitted in public hospitals of Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia 2016

Variables	Category	Frequency (%)	Lifespan of PIVC*
			Short long	Lifespan lifespan
Age	Neonate	57 (32)	35	22
Age	Infant	121 (68)	59	62
Sex	Female	72 (40.4)	41	31
Sex	Male	106 (59.6)	53	53
Weight (in kg)	<1.499	9 (5.1)	05	04
	1.5-2.499	28 (15.7)	20	08
	2.5-3.499	29 (16.3)	18	11
	>3.5	112 (62.9)	51	61
Pediatric unit	NICU^a	57 (32)	35	22
	PICU^b	20 (11.2)	15	05
	PW^c	101 (56.7)	44	57
Sickness	Chronic	20 (11.2)	10	10
Sickness	Acute	158 (88.8)	84	74

^a NICU Neonatal intensive care unit, ^b PICU Pediatric intensive care unit, ^c PW Pediatric ward, *PIVC Peripheral intravenous cannula

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