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Table 1 (abstract P034) Results. (1) Compared to patients with BMI 20-30 kg/m2, (2) Compared to operators that had performed > 100 CVC insertions at the beginning of the study period

From: 41st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Independent variables

Odds ratios

95% Confidence intervals

p Values

BMI < 20 (1)

2.63

1.20–5.32

0.010

BMI ≥30 (1)

0.77

0.34–1.57

0.488

Positive pressure ventilation

0.75

0.41–1.35

0.330

Male operator sex

2.65

1.36–5.57

0.007

Limited operator experience (2)

3.12

1.71–5.60

< 0.001

No. of skin punctures

2.11

1.58–2.72

< 0.001

Observations = 10 634

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