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Table 1 Catheter infection rates, APACHE score and bed-days 2010 to 2014

From: Reducing CR-BSI in a general ICU

Year

Total CVC dwell-days

CR-BSI annually

CR-BSI/ 1,000 dwell-days

APACHE II (mean)

Bed-days

Dwell-days/ bed-days

2010

4,037

6

1.5

15.8

5,870

0.69

2011

3,942

2

0.5

16.3

5,967

0.66

2012

3,822

3

0.8

15.9

6,117

0.62

2013*

3,863

1

0.3

16.0

6,059

0.64