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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 88:F292-F295 doi:10.1136/fn.88.4.F292
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Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade as complications of neonatal long lines: are they really a problem?

Table 4

Calculation of the denominator for the number of lines inserted annually

Units by number of lines sited per year Mean number of lines sited per year Number of units within this banding Estimated total number of lines sited per year
<20 10 51 510 (6%)
20–50 35 58 2030 (21%)
50–100 75 33 2475 (27%)
100–200 150 21 3150 (34%)
>200 200 5 1000 (11%)
Total 168 9165

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