Table 1 Baseline patient and catheter characteristics
| Â | Honey | Control |
|---|---|---|
Patients, n (%) | 129 (54.9) | 106 (45.1) |
Male, n (%) | 68 (53) | 69 (65) |
Age, mean (SD) | 63 (14) | 63 (15) |
APACHE II score, mean (SD) | 21 (7) | 22 (7) |
Admission type, n (%) | Â | Â |
Medical | 71 (56) | 58 (55) |
Surgical urgent | 30 (23) | 29 (27) |
Surgical elective | 27 (21) | 19 (18) |
Confirmed infection at admission, n (%) | 32 (25) | 26 (25) |
Immunosuppressive medication, n (%) | 7 (5) | 6 (6) |
Neutropenic, n (%) | 8 (6) | 3 (3) |
Catheter location, n (%) | Â | Â |
Femoralis | 60 (46) | 65 (61) |
Jugularis | 45 (43) | 29 (27) |
Subclavia | 14 (11) | 12 (11) |
Catheter type | Â | Â |
CVVH | 32 (25) | 26 (25) |
Swan-Ganz | 7 (5) | 3 (3) |
One lumen | 0 | 2 (2) |
Three lumens | 88 (68) | 72 (68) |
Four lumens | 1 (1) | 0 |
CVVH with an extra lumen | 1 (1) | 2 (2) |
Side port | 0 | 1 (1) |