Skip to main content

Table 1 Catheter-related local infections and catheter-related bloodstream infections with central venous catheters inserted at various sites

From: Central venous catheter-related infection in a prospective and observational study of 2,595 catheters

Site

Number of CVCs

Days of CVC

Number of CRLIs

ID of CRLIs

% CVC with CRLI

Number of CRBSIs

ID of CRBSIs

% CVC with CRBSIs

Subclavian

917

8,239

13

1.57

1.42%

8

0.97

0.87%

Jugular

1,390

8,361

64

7.65

4.60%

25

2.99

1.80%

Femoral

288

2,399

38

15.83

13.19%

20

8.34

6.94%

Total

2,595

18,999

115

6.05

4.43%

53

2.79

2.04%

  1. CRBSI, catheter-related bloodstream infection; CRLI, catheter-related local infection; CVC, central venous catheter; ID, incidence density defined as number of infections per 1,000 catheter-days.
Back to article page

Critical Care

ISSN: 1364-8535