Central venous catheter insertion profile and complications among neonates in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To compare complications in neonates who had umbilical venous catheter (UVC) versus peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), percentage of non-elective removal of central catheters, and to compare complications of PICC in the upper limb compared with the lower limb.

Design: A prospective cross-sectional cohort study.

Setting: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.