(range) BMI was 28.0 (15-46). Taking all 335 CVCs together, the BMI of the patients was a mean of 27.3, whereas in 95 CVCs (28.4%), the BMI of the patients was at least 30 (for the subgroup of the obese patients the mean BMI was 33.8).Complications of CVC insertion (bleeding, hematoma, >2 punctures, or malpositioning of the guidewire) were reported in 18.3% of obese patients and in 18.4% of non-obese patients. This indicates no increased risk for complications during CVC insertion among obese patients (odds ratio [OR], 0.99].Comparing the CRBSI rate in obese and in non-obese patients we found no differences in CRBSI frequency (22.1% vs 23.3%; OR, 0.93).Duration of CVC use appeared to be significantly shorter in obese compared with non-obese patients (13.5 vs 15.9 days). However, using the modified Infection Probability Score, 6

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