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Table 1 Patient characteristics. Data is showed as numerical values, percentage values, median values (IQR), 95% CI

From: Device associated –health care associated infections monitoring, prevention and cost assessment at intensive care unit of University Hospital in Poland (2015–2017)

Total number of patients, n

1353

Female, n(%)

549(40.56)

Male, n(%)

804(59.44)

Age years, (%)

 79–91

17.48

 65–78

32.03

 52–64

23.9

 39–51

10.63

Medical patients, n(%)

566(41.82)

Surgical patients, n(%)

787(57.9)

Total patient-days, n

14,700

Total mechanical ventilation –days, n

11,310

DU-R mechanical ventilation, (%)

76.41

Total urinary catheter days, n

13,039

DU-R urinary catheter, (%)

88.75

Total central vascular catheter days, n

14,198

DU-R central vascular catheter, (%)

96.74

Total number died, n(%)

453 (33.5)

LOS in ICU-days, n (IQR)

7(3–15),95% CI(11.13–12.65)

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval range; DU-R device utilization ratio; ICU intensive care unit; IQR interquartile range; LOS length of stay