From: Vascular catheter colonization: surveillance based on culture of needleless connectors
Characteristic | N (%) |
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Patients (N=34) | |
Mean (SD) age, years | 63.7 (11.9) |
Sex, male/female | 21/13 |
Underlying conditions (%) | |
Myocardial infarction | 3 (8.8) |
Congestive heart failure | 23 (67.6) |
ACVA | 6 (17.6) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 7 (11.7) |
Diabetes mellitus | 12 (35.3) |
Peptic ulcer disease | 6 (17.6) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 3 (8.8) |
Renal dysfunction | 7 (20.6) |
EuroScorea, mean (SD) | 6.7 (2.5) |
Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.7) |
Non-fatal underlying disease, McCabe (%) | 25 (73.5) |
APACHE II at inclusion, mean (SD) | 8.3 (3.3) |
Length of ICU stay (days), median (IQR) | 10.5. (7.7-38.0) |
Crude mortality (%) | 8 (26.7) |
Catheters (N=60) | |
Type | |
Non-tunneled central venous catheter | 47 (78.3) |
Guidewire | 13 (21.7) |
Location | |
Jugular | 56 (93.3) |
Subclavian | 4 (6.7) |
Total parenteral nutrition/propofol | 17 (28.3) |
Reasons for catheter withdrawal | |
End of use | 38 (63.3) |
Suspicion of infection | 15 (25.0) |
Others | 7 (11.7) |
Catheter-days, median (IQR) | 11.0 (8.0-20.0) |
Total catheter-days | 906 |
Catheter colonization (%) | 9 (15.0) |
Catheter colonization/1,000 catheter-days | 9.9/1,000 |
C-RBSI episodes (%) | 2 (3.3) |
C-RBSI/1,000 catheter-days | 2.2/1,000 |