|
Prevalence use of central line
|
15/632 (2.4%)
|
13/616 (2.1%)
|
11/573 (1.92%)
|
8/649 (1.2%)
|
0.50
|
|
Surgery ward#
|
5/120 (4.2%)
|
4/115 (3.5%)
|
5/133 (3.8%)
|
5/118* (4.2%)
|
0.99
|
|
Internal medicine ward#
|
5/266 (1.9%)
|
6/290 (2.1%)
|
3/276 (1.1%)
|
3/334* (0.9%)
|
0.57
|
|
Estimated number of catheter-days
|
2,587
|
2,233
|
2,176
|
1,285
|
<0.05
|
|
Prevalence use of parenteral nutrition by central line
|
8/15 (53.3%)
|
5/13 (38.5%)
|
5/11 (45.5%)
|
6/8 (75%)
|
0.83
|
|
Surgery ward#
|
4/5 (80%)
|
3/4 (75%)
|
4/5 (80%)
|
5/5 (100%)
|
0.99
|
|
Internal medicine ward#
|
2/5 (40%)
|
0/6 (0%)
|
0/3 (0%)
|
1/3 (33.3%)
|
0.41
|
|
Mean age ± SD
|
60.2 ± 20.9
|
63.2 ± 19.5
|
64.9 ± 19.9
|
65.9 ± 18.5
|
<0.05
|
|
Mean length of stay (days) in surgery ward
|
10.93
|
10.61
|
10.98
|
10.37
|
0.97
|
|
Mean length of stay (days) in internal medicine ward
|
9.58
|
9.36
|
9.33
|
9.17
|
0.95
|
|
CVC-ABSIs surveillance
|
|
No. of blood cultures performed/1,000 inpatient-days
|
23.3
|
27.1
|
29.5
|
29.2
| |
|
No. of CVC-ABSIs / No. of blood cultures performed
|
39/2880
|
25/3275
|
23/3483
|
11/3422
|
<0.001
|
|
Positive catheter tip culture
|
27/39 (69.2%)
|
18/25 (72%)
|
14/23 (60.9%)
|
11/11 (100%)
|
0.83
|
|
No. CVC-ABSIs /1,000 catheter-days
|
15.1
|
11.2
|
10.6
|
8.6
| |
|
Surgery ward
|
18.9
|
20.2*
|
14.1
|
8.9
| |
|
Internal medicine ward
|
14.1
|
2.8*
|
8.7
|
4
| |
|
Alcohol-based handrubs consumption. L/1,000 inpatient-days
|
2.34
|
6.07
|
3.5
|
5,2
| |
|
Surgery ward
|
1.1
|
5.6
|
3.76
|
4.6
| |
|
Internal medicine ward
|
2.2
|
6.78
|
4.64
|
4.97
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