Table 2 Association of the use of devices between patients who developed nosocomial infection and those who did not in a Brazilian NICU, 2014–2015
Variable | Infection | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Duration of mechanical ventilation (d), mean (SD) | 3.6 (5.3) | 3.3 (5.4) | 0.60 |
Duration of umbilical catheter (d), mean (SD) | 2.5 (2.5) | 2.2 (2.7) | 0.46 |
Duration of central catheter peripherally inserted (d), mean (SD) | 5.4 (7.1) | 5.2 (7.1) | 0.82 |
Duration of orogastric tube (d), mean (SD) | 16.7 (13.0) | 16.7 (14.0) | 0.96 |
Duration of parenteral nutrition (d), mean (SD) | 4.8 (5.1) | 3.8 (4.7) | 0.09 |