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Table 1 Main characteristics of patients and catheters

From: Assessment of central venous catheter colonization using surveillance culture of withdrawn connectors and insertion site skin

Characteristic

N (%)

Patients (n = 49)

Mean (SD) age, years

64.7 (12.6)

Sex male/female

30/19

Underlying conditions

 Myocardial infarction

4 (8.2)

 Congestive heart failure

28 (57.1)

 Central nervous system (ACVA)

10 (20.4)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

9 (18.4)

 Diabetes mellitus

20 (40.8)

 Peptic ulcer disease

7 (14.3)

 Peripheral vascular disease

3 (6.1)

 Renal dysfunction

9 (18.4)

Mean (SD) EuroSCOREa

6.9 (2.4)

Mean (SD) comorbidity index (Charlson criteria)

3.4 (4.3)

Non-fatal underlying disease (McCabe criteria)

39 (79.6)

Mean (SD) APACHE II at inclusion

8.4 (3.0)

Median (IQR) length of ICU stay, days

13.0 (8.0–28.0)

Crude mortality

11 (24.4)

Catheters (n = 82)

Type of catheter

 Non-tunneled central venous catheter

62 (75.6)

 Guidewire

20 (24.4)

Location

 Jugular

78 (95.1)

 Subclavian

4 (4.9)

Total parenteral nutrition

21 (25.6)

Reasons for catheter withdrawal

 End of use

54 (65.9)

 Suspicion of infection

20 (24.4)

 Other

8 (9.8)

Median (IQR) indwelling time, days

11.0 (8.0–20.0)

Total number of catheter days

1215

Catheter colonization

15 (18.3)

Catheter colonization, density per 1000 catheter-days

12.3

C-RBSI episodes

3 (3.7)

C-RBSI per 1000 catheter days

2.5

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, ICU intensive care unit, C-RBSI catheter-related bloodstream infection, ACVA acute cerebrovascular accident. aEuroSCORE: European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation