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Clinical Trials/IRCT20140921019250N2
IRCT20140921019250N2
Completed
Phase 4

The effect of continuous heparin infusion on the duration of open peripheral central venous catheter (PICC) patency in preterm neonates

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences0 sites126 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Enrollment
126

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
no limit to 9 months (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • All premature infants (gestational age less than 34 weeks) admitted to NICU ward of Alzahra hospital in Tabriz who require PICC catheter insertion

Exclusion Criteria

  • Infants with a bleeding tendency
  • Grade 3 and 4 intravascular hemorrhage
  • Newly diagnosed sepsis
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Congenital malformations
  • Increased PTT (more than 71 seconds)
  • Babies in need of heparin
  • Babies in need of heparin

Investigators

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