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. 2023 Apr 27;12:106. doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_320_22

Table 2.

Studied variables in BSIs cases based on outcomes and use of the catheter in Non- ICU wards

Variables Outcome Catheter


Discharge (n=513) Dead (n=92) P* Yes (111) No (515) P
Age (year) 54.27±21.95 62.55±21.06 0.001 56.45±21.47 55.22±21.97 0.605
Hospitalisation length (day) 26.94±23.65 25.47±18.32 0.573 30.22±27.26 26.07±21.97 0.164
Duration between hospitalisation and incidence of BSIs (day) 13.07±19.19 15.74±15.81 0.209 14.03±18.97 13.44±18.92 0.765
Duration between inserting catheter and incidence of BSIs (day) 27.22±62.00 21.00±40.68 0.728 - - -
Duration between incidence of BSIs and discharging/death (day) 13.87±12.19 9.73±11.61 0.003 17.13±18.16 12.52±10.59 0.018
Sex
 Male 239 (46.6%) 32 (34.8%) 0.036 54 (19.2%) 227 (80.8%) 0.38
 Female 274 (53.4%) 60 (65.2%) 57 (16.5%) 288 (83.5%)
Year
 2017 60 (84.5%) 11 (15.5%) <0.001 73 12 <0.001
 2018 191 (82%) 42 (18%) 33 205
 2019 150 (95.5%) 7 (4.5%) 5 153
 2020 112 (77.8%) 32 (22.2%) 0 145
Catheter
 Central venous catheter 49 (80.3%) 12 (19.7%) 0.019 - - -
 Peripheral venous catheter 25 (100%) 0
 Arterial catheter 2 (66.7%) 1 (33.3%)
 Other 6 (100%) 0
 Without catheter 431 (84.5%) 79 (15.5%)
Organism
 Acinetobacter 98 (19.1%) 27 (29.3%) 0.13 14 (12.6%) 113 (21.9%) <0.001
 Staphylococcus epidermidis** 168 (32.7%) 20 (21.7%) 40 (36.0%) 152 (29.5%)
 Enterobacter 36 (7%) 3 (3.3%) 1 (0.9%) 38 (7.4%)
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 19 (3.7%) 7 (7.6%) 11 (9.9%) 16 (3.1%)
 Candida 20 (3.9%) 5 (5.4%) 5 (4.5%) 21 (4.1%)
 Enterococcus 21 (4.1%) 6 (6.5%) 7 (6.3%) 22 (4.3%)
 Klebsiella 59 (11.5%) 9 (9.8%) 6 (5.4%) 65 (12.6%)
 Staphylococcus aureus 45 (8.8%) 8 (8.7%) 12 (10.8%) 45 (8.7%)
 E. coli 33 (6.4%) 4 (4.3%) 8 (7.2%) 30 (5.8%)
 Other 14 (2.7%) 3 (3.3%) 7 (6.3%) 13 (2.5%)
Ward
 Neurology 47 (9.2%) 13 (14.1%) 0.032 10 (9%) 52 (10.1%) 0.002
 Pediatrics 13 (2.5%) 0 8 (7.2%) 5 (1.0%)
 Surgery 160 (31.2%) 29 (31.5%) 30 (27.0%) 166 (32.2%)
 Internal medicine 269 (52.4%) 44 (47.8%) 58 (52.3%) 266 (51.7%)
 Obstetrics and Gynecology 13 (2.5%) 0 1 (0.9%) 12 (2.3%)
 Infectious 11 (2.1%) 6 (6.5%) 4 (3.6%) 2.7%)

*P<0.05 was considered significant. **Confirmed with two sample