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Table 2 Data of patients with UTC ≥ 2 days stratified in accordance with the quality of checklist

From: Reducing urinary catheter use in geriatric patients - results of a single-center champion-led intervention

Parameter

Checklist well completed

Checklist poorly completed

No checklist

Patients with UTC-days ≥ 2

43

143

165

UTC days (n)

344

1,621

1,911

UTC days, mean

8.0

11.3

11.0

UTC days§, median (IQR)

7 (3–11)

11 (6–16)

10 (7–16)

CAUTI (n)

2

12

11

Incidence CAUTI per 100 patients

4.65

8.39

6.67

Incidence ratio CAUTI (95%CI) p-value (compared to checklist well completed)

1 = reference

1.80 (0.42–7.75) p = 0.451

1.46 (0.33–6.23) p = 0.679

Incidence density CAUTI per 1000 UTC days

5.81

7.40

5.76

Incidence density ratio CAUTI per 1000 UTC days (95%CI) p-value (compared to checklist well completed)

1 = reference

1.27 (0.29–5.68) p = 0.814

0.99 (0.22–4.47) p = 0.929

  1. n: Number; UTC: Urinary tract catheter; CAUTI: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; 95%CI: 95% Confidence interval
  2. §Differences between the groups tested by Kruskal Wallis test p = 0.001.