Relationship between side of CVC insertion (right or left) and localization of upper- and lower-extremity DVTs in patients with HIT
| . | Right-sided CVC (n = 140) . | Left-sided CVC (n = 5) . | Kappa statistic . | P* . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper-extremity DVT | 1.0 | .011 | ||
| Right | 12† | 0 | ||
| Left | 0 | 2† | ||
| Lower-extremity DVT | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Right | 28‡ | 2‡ | ||
| Left | 29‡ | 2‡ |
| . | Right-sided CVC (n = 140) . | Left-sided CVC (n = 5) . | Kappa statistic . | P* . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper-extremity DVT | 1.0 | .011 | ||
| Right | 12† | 0 | ||
| Left | 0 | 2† | ||
| Lower-extremity DVT | 0 | 1.0 | ||
| Right | 28‡ | 2‡ | ||
| Left | 29‡ | 2‡ |
Null hypothesis that the kappa statistic equals zero.
Distribution of upper-extremity DVTs among the 14 patients, where B indicates brachial vein; A, axillary vein; S, subclavian vein, and J, internal jugular vein (number of patients), as follows: B(1), A(2), S(2), BA(2), BAS(2), SJ(4), and BASJ (1).
16 patients had right lower-extremity DVT, 17 patients had left lower-extremity DVT, and 12 patients had bilateral lower-extremity DVTs.