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Table 1 Overall demographic data and CLABSI rates for each period

From: The effect of the multimodal intervention including an automatic notification of catheter days on reducing central line-related bloodstream infection: a retrospective, observational, quasi-experimental study

Period

CLABSI cases (N)

Total central line days, median (IQR)

Total patient-days, median (IQR)

CLABSI ratea, median (IQR)

IRR mean, (95% CI)

P value

Pre-intervention period

46

956.0 (856.0–1024.0)

2526.0 (2342.0–2686.0)

3.1 (2.3–3.9)

  

Post-intervention period

20

819.0 (802.5–898.5)

2247.0 (2186.0–2375.5)

1.2 (1.1–2.5)

0.597 (0.359–0.993)

0.047

  1. CLABSI central line-associated bloodstream infection, IQR interquartile range, CI confidence interval, IRR incidence rate ratio
  2. aCLABSI cases per 1000 catheter days