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Table 1 Baseline clinical features and outcomes of patients with N-CLABSI or without N-CLABSI

From: The clinical impacts and risk factors for non-central line-associated bloodstream infection in 5046 intensive care unit patients: an observational study based on electronic medical records

Features

Patients with N-CLABSI (n = 155) (group A)

Patients without N-CLABSI

(n = 4891) (group B*)

Patients with CLABSI

(n = 64) (group B-sub)

p value

A vs. B

A vs. B-sub

Age (years), mean ± SD

53.3 ± 16.4

56.9 ± 17.7

58.4 ± 16.0

0.012

0.039

Sex, no. male (%)

110 (71.0)

3174 (64.9)

43 (70.5)

0.118

0.945

APACHE II score on ICU admission, mean ± SD

21.0 ± 8.0

19.0 ± 8.1

22.4 ± 8.5

0.002

0.272

Chronic underlying diseases, no. (%)

107 (69.0)

3342 (68.3)

51 (83.6)

0.853

0.030

 Diabetes, no. (%)

30 (19.4)

619 (12.7)

18 (29.5)

  

 Hypertension, no. (%)

35 (22.6)

1028 (21.0)

21 (34.4)

  

 Respiratory diseases, no. (%)

16 (10.3)

654 (13.4)

7 (11.5)

  

 Cardiovascular diseases, no. (%)

27 (17.4)

744 (15.2)

15 (24.6)

  

 Renal diseases, no. (%)

23 (14.8)

609 (12.5)

12 (19.7)

  

 Liver diseases, no. (%)

52 (33.5)

1147 (23.5)

26 (42.6)

  

 Malignancies, no. (%)

18 (11.6)

1138 (23.3)

10 (16.4)

  

Disorder of consciousness, no. (%)

21 (13.5)

479 (9.8)

10 (16.4)

0.123

0.591

Gastrointestinal bleeding, no. (%)

25 (16.1)

395 (8.1)

9 (14.8)

< 0.001

0.803

Trauma, no. (%)

30 (19.4)

720 (14.7)

6 (9.8)

0.110

0.091

Immunological diseases, no. (%)

18 (11.6)

767 (15.7)

11 (18.0)

0.169

0.213

Organ transplantation, no. (%)

15 (9.7)

536 (11.0)

8 (13.1)

0.615

0.461

Multiple organ failure, no. (%)

62 (40.0)

1150 (23.5)

24 (39.3)

< 0.001

0.929

Shock, no. (%)

69 (44.5)

1118 (22.9)

25 (41.0)

< 0.001

0.637

Pancreatitis, no. (%)

70 (45.2)

597 (12.2)

30 (32.8)

< 0.001

0.097

ARDS, no. (%)

26 (16.8)

225 (4.6)

6 (9.8)

< 0.001

0.196

Surgical operation, no. (%)

120 (77.4)

3024 (61.8)

44 (72.1)

< 0.001

0.413

Intravascular catheters, no. (%)

140 (90.3)

2962 (60.6)

61 (100.0)

< 0.001

0.012

Organ biopsy, no. (%)

31 (3.7)

812 (16.6)

17 (27.9)

0.264

0.210

MV, no. (%)

141 (91.0)

4386 (89.7)

56 (91.8)

0.602

0.845

UC, no. (%)

148 (95.5)

4690 (95.9)

57 (93.4)

0.152

0.539

MDRO, no. (%)

67 (43.2)

1660 (33.9)

41 (67.2)

0.017

0.002

Sepsis, no. (%)

38 (24.5)

332 (6.8)

11 (18.0)

< 0.001

0.306

Pneumonia, no. (%)

108 (69.7)

2648 (54.1)

45 (73.8)

< 0.001

0.551

IAI, no. (%)

87 (56.1)

371 (7.6)

7 (11.5)

< 0.001

< 0.001

HAIs other than NBSIs, pneumonia and IAI, no. (%)

17 (11.0)

161 (3.3)

5 (8.2)

< 0.001

0.544

Days prior to NBSI date from ICU admission, median (IQR)

13.0 (8.0–25.0)

NA

19.0 (12.5–30.0)

NA

0.031

Outcomes

 LOS in ICU after NBSI date (days), median (IQR)

15.0 (8.0–27.0)

NA

16.0 (6.0–30.0)

NA

0.876

 LOS in hospital after NBSI date (days), median (IQR)

18.0 (8.0–37.0)

NA

19.0 (9.5–36.5)

NA

0.729

 LOS in ICU (days), median (IQR)

32.0 (18.0–55.0)

10.0 (5.0–18.0)

34.0 (20.0–59.5)

< 0.001

0.308

 LOS in hospital (days), median (IQR)

42.0 (24.0–68.0)

21.0 (13.0–33.0)

39.0 (26.0–77.5)

< 0.001

0.533

 Hospitalization costs (CNY), median (IQR)

305,074 (196,575–452,309)

97,591 (57,306–190,754)

35,9646 (229,092–549,737)

< 0.001

0.103

 Deaths in ICU (mortality)

39 (25.2)

637 (13.0)

20 (32.8)

< 0.001

0.258

 Predicted deaths in ICU (predicted mortality)

90 (58.1)

1343 (27.5)

35 (57.4)

< 0.001

0.927

  1. Predicted deaths in ICU included deaths in ICU and patients discharged from ICU against medical advice because of critical conditions and the desire to pass away at home
  2. N-CLABSI, non-central line-associated bloodstream infection; SD, standard deviation; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; MV, mechanical ventilation; UC, urinary catheter; MDRO, multidrug-resistant organism; IAI, intraabdominal infection; HAI, healthcare-associated infection; NBSI, nosocomial bloodstream infection; IQR, interquartile range; CNY, China Yuan; LOS, length of stay
  3. *Group B included group B-sub
  4. p values < 0.05 are shown in italics