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Table 1 Main patient and catheter characteristics

From: Vascular catheter colonization: surveillance based on culture of needleless connectors

Characteristic

N (%)

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

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