Table 3 Characteristics of patients with CRBSI according to moment of CVC removal
Data | CVC removed at moment of suspicion of CRI (n =38) | CVC removed later after suspicion of CRI (n =10) | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 63 (53 to 72) | 57 (49 to 64) | 0.30 |
Sex, female, n (%) | 11 (28.9) | 5 (50.0) | 0.27 |
Admission diagnostic, n (%) | 0.10 | ||
Medical | 20 (52.6) | 8 (80.0) | |
Surgical | 17 (44.7) | 1 (10.0) | |
Traumatology | 1 (2.6) | 1 (10.0) | |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 8 (21.6) | 6 (60.0) | 0.04 |
COPD, n (%) | 5 (13.2) | 2 (20.0) | 0.63 |
Corticosteroids, n (%) | 10 (26.3) | 3 (30.0) | 0.99 |
Antibiotics, n (%) | 28 (73.7) | 6 (60.0) | 0.45 |
Tracheostomy, n (%) | 12 (31.6) | 2 (20.0) | 0.70 |
Temperature, °C, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 38.2 (37.9 to 38.8) | 38.1 (37.5 to 38.5) | 0.32 |
Leukocytes, median*103/mm3 (percentile 25 to 75) | 12.5 (8.9 to 16.5) | 14.6 (6.9 to 20.1) | 0.68 |
Neutrophils, median*103/mm3 (percentile 25 to 75) | 8.6 (6.1 to 13.1) | 11.0 (4.6 to 14.4) | 0.77 |
Pa02/FI02 ratio, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 271 (200 to 320) | 260 (190 to 347) | 0.96 |
Platelets, median*103/mm3 (percentile 25 to 75) | 192 (130 to 299) | 191 (110 to 378) | 0.99 |
aPTT, seconds, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 32 (28 to 38) | 26 (25 to 27) | 0.03 |
INR, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 1.09 (1.01 to 1.20) | 1.20 (1.10 to 1.24) | 0.11 |
SOFA score, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 6 (2 to 8) | 4 (3 to 6) | 0.61 |
Lactic acid, mmol/L, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 1.28 (0.95 to 1.60) | 1.40 (0.88 to 2.47) | 0.65 |
Bilirubin, mg/dl, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 1.0 (0.6 to 2.9) | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.3) | 0.25 |
Creatinine, mg/dl, median (percentile 25 to 75) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) | 1.3 (0.6 to 1.9) | 0.39 |
Mortality, n (%) | 3 (7.9) | 0 | 0.99 |