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Absolute number of catheters removed due to dysfunction, catheter days of exposure and crude incidence of catheter dysfunction among tunneled and nontunneled catheters during baseline and intervention phases
| Subgroup | Baseline phase | Intervention phase |
|---|---|---|
| Tunneled catheters | ||
| Events, n | 380 | 390 |
| Catheter days | 466,504 | 624,480 |
| Crude incidence, per 1000 catheter days | 0.81 | 0.62 |
| Nontunneled catheters | ||
| Events, n | 58 | 45 |
| Catheter days | 15,359 | 14,042 |
| Crude incidence, per 1000 catheter days | 3.78 | 3.20 |
