Comparison of ultrasound and X-ray in determining the position of umbilical venous catheters.

Objective: Thoraco-abdominal X-ray (TAX) is the most frequent used method to determine the route and tip position (TP) of umbilical venous catheters (UVCs). The aim of this study was to compare ability of TAX and ultrasonography (US) to determine UVC route and TP.

Patients And Methods: All neonates requiring UVC or admitted to our Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care with UVC were included in this prospective study.