German Point Prevalence Study on Central Venous Catheter
Conditions: Data Collection
Sponsor: Wolfram Schummer, MD, PhD

The study took place on may 17th 2022.  
The observation period ended on may 20th 2022. 
 
Preliminary Results – at 547 catheters in 537 Patients: 
 
• Total: 537 Patients              = 100 % 
o Male  324 
        = 60.3% 
o Female 213              = 39.7% 
 
 
Distribution in access sites and sides: 
• Internal Jugular Vein 449 = 82.1 % 
o RIJV 378 = 84.2%        69.1 % 
o LIJV    71 = 15.8%        13.0 % 
 
• Subclavian Vein 
 63 = 11.5 % 
o RSV  28 = 44.4% 
5.1 % 
o LSV   35 = 55.6% 
6.4 % 
  
• Femoral Vein   
  32 =  5.9 % 
o RFV  17 = 53.1% 
3.1 % 
o LFV   15 = 46.9% 
2.8 % 
 
• Basilica  
   
    1 =   0.17 % 
 
• External Jugular Vein     2 =   0.33 % 
 
 
Types of central venous catheters used: 
• Multiple Lumen CVC 416 = 77.8 %   
 
• High Flow CVC   
  67 = 12.5 % 
 
• Introducer Sheath 
 45 =   8.4 % 
 
• Other  
 
     7 =   1.3 %  
 
 
 
 
Ultrasound guidance (%) in central venous access procedures: 
• US guidance  
446 = 81.5 % 
 
 
 
Percentage of patients getting a central line   
• On ventilator  
337 = 61.6 % 

Malpositions (here, introducer sheathes were not counted as well as two RA positions in neurosurgical patients being operated on 
in sitting positions)   
 
 
 
 
30/490 =  6.1 % 
 
• Right atrium (RA) 
 
 
 
20 
• Ipsilateral subclavian vein 
 
 
   3 
• Contralateral internal jugular vein 
 
   1 
• Ipsilateral brachiocephalic vein 
 
   1 
• Contralateral brachiocephalic vein 
 
   1 
• CVC reverted with U turn (US diagnosed) 
   1 
• Lumbal vein   
 
 
 
   1 
• Intrapleural position  
 
 
   1 
• Right axillar vein (ipsilateral)  
 
   1  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mechanical complications referred to 547 central venous access procedures: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
63/547 = 11.5 % 
 
• Arterial cannulation   
 
 
   2 
• Failure (Abandonment of procedure at the intended site) 
   3 
• Arrhythmia 
 
 
 
 
   9 
• Multiple punctures (≥3 skin punctures)      32 
o Examples with failure to advance GW 
 LIJV 
 
 
2 
 RSV 
 
 
2 
 RIJV 
 
 
2 
• Arterial punctures 
 
 
 
   4 
• Change of puncture site 
 
 
   8 
• Intrapleural position  
 
 
   1 
• Pneumothorax 
 
 
 
   1 
• Infusothorax  
 
 
 
   1 
• Hematoma local 
 
 
 
   1 
• Thrombosis 24 h after CVAP via RIJV   
   1