Kurzfassung

Peripherly inserted central venous catheters (PICC) are widely used in the treatment of preterm and term infants in neonatal intensive care units.Patients are at risk to develop catheter-related thromboses. There are obviously no studies on the incidence of these adverse events.A prospective study aims to record incidence and risk factors of thromboses related to PICCs in preterm and term infants.