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Table 3 Reasons for catheter removal

From: Medical-grade honey does not reduce skin colonization at central venous catheter-insertion sites of critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial

 

Honey n= 129

Control n= 106

P value

No longer needed, n (%)

54 (42)

39 (37)

0.42

Suspected infection, n (%)

20 (16)

15 (14)

0.77

Dysfunction, n (%)

5 (4)

4 (4)

0.97

Patient died, n (%)

19 (15)

18 (17)

0.64

Patient discharged, n (%)

31 (24)

30 (28)

0.46