Table 1 Baseline characteristics across patients who acquired a DA-HAI
Characteristic | Patients without infection (n = 173) | Patients with infection (ν = 25) |  | All patients (n = 198) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Median (IQR) | N (%) | Median (IQR) | p-value†|  | |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 67 (38.7) |  | 6 (24.0) |  | 0.187 | 73 (36.9) |
 Male | 106 (61.3) |  | 19 (76.0) |  |  | 125 (63.1) |
 Age in years |  | 68 (56–79) |  | 67 (49–70) | 0.081 | 68 (55–77) |
 Days of ICU stay |  | 6 (4–9) |  | 31 (22–40) | <0.001 | 6 (4–13) |
 Apache II score |  | 22 (16–28) |  | 25 (18–29) | 0.294 | 16 (22–28) |
 SAPS II |  | 49 (36–65) |  | 48 (38–66) | 0.625 | 49 (36–65) |
Type of admision | ||||||
 medical | 124 (71.7) |  | 17 (68.0) |  | 0.701 | 141 (71.2) |
 schedule surgical | 3 (1.7) |  | 0 (0.0) |  |  | 3 (1.5) |
 Unschedule surgical | 46 (26.6) |  | 8 (32.0) |  |  | 54 (27.3) |
Origin of patient | ||||||
 Community | 60 (34.7) |  | 3 (12.0) |  | 0.004 | 63 (31.8) |
 LTCFa | 2 (1.2) |  | 2 (8.0) |  |  | 4 (2) |
 other ICU | 33 (19.1) |  | 10 (40.0) |  |  | 43 (21.7) |
 Ward this or other hospital | 78 (45.1) |  | 10 (40.0) |  |  | 88 (44.4) |
 Trauma | 22 (12.7) |  | 5 (20.0) |  | 0.349 | 27 (13.6) |
 Impaired immunity | 31 (17.9) |  | 7 (28.0) |  | 0.276 | 38 (19.2) |
 Antimicrobial treatment | 156 (90.2) |  | 24 (96.0) |  | 0.48 | 180 (90.9) |
 Acute Coronary care | 41 (23.7) |  | 8 (32.0) |  | 0.456 | 49 (24.7) |
 Central Vascular Catheter DAYS |  | 6 (4–10) |  | 15.5 (9–33) | <0.001 | 7 (4–12) |
 Mechanical Ventilation DAYS |  | 5 (2–8) |  | 23 (10–39) | <0.001 | 6 (3–10) |
 Urinary catheter DAYS |  | 6 (4–9) |  | 31 (22–40) | <0.001 | 6.5 (4–13) |