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Table 5 Rate of CVC utilization and CLABSI incidence in different ICUs

From: Multi-center prospective study on central line-associated bloodstream infections in 79 ICUs of China

ICU type

No. of hospitalization days

No. of device days

No. of patients with CLABSI

Utilization rate of CVCs,%

M (Q1, Q2, Q3)

CLABSI rate, per 1000 catheter-days

M (Q1, Q2, Q3)

P value

General ICU

916,504

393,391

649

42.92 (27.78, 44.60, 55.57)

1.65 (.32, 1.07, 2.74)

Ā 

Pediatric ICU

3964

232

0

5.85 (2.37, 3.11, 7.93)

.00 (.00, .00, .00)

.5361

Emergency ICU

23,687

9810

3

41.42 (18.43, 41.85, 49.19)

.31 (.00, .00, .00)

.001

Medical ICU

55,520

26,242

9

47.27 (11.39, 44.65, 58.46)

.34 (.00, .00, .39)

.000

Neurological ICU

20,490

7274

6

35.50 (27.67, 31.16, 34.04)

.82 (.00, .00, 1.04)

.0847

Respiratory ICU

37,606

12,794

12

34.02 (13.32, 31.21, 47.80)

.94 (.00, .00, .69)

.0495

Surgical ICU

25,321

16,439

22

64.92 (32.33, 58.71, 70.77)

1.34 (.00, .61, 1.94)

.3336

Coronary Care Unit

5830

403

1

6.91 (3.11, 5.11, 6.98)

2.48 (.00, 1.25, 3.86)

.6813

  1. P value: CLABSI incidence of Special ICUs were separately compared with General ICU. P valuesā€‰<ā€‰0.00625(0.05/8ā€‰=ā€‰0.00625) were considered statistically significant