Table 2 Numbers of patients expected in each classification if there were no association between site of central venous cannula and infectious complication
From: Statistics review 8: Qualitative data – tests of association
Infectious complication | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Central line site | None | Exit Site | Bacteraemia/Septicaemia | Total |
Internal jugular | 714.5 | 134.1 | 85.4 | 934 |
Subclavian | 400.8 | 75.3 | 47.9 | 524 |
Femoral | 189.7 | 35.6 | 22.7 | 248 |
Total | 1305 | 245 | 156 | 1706 |