Table 4.

Catheter-associated blood circulation infections according to patient clinical features

	Catheter-associated bloodstream infection n (%)	p
Gender
Male (n = 657)	43 (6.5)	0.730
Female (n = 543)	39 (7.2)
Total parenteral nutrition
Yes (n = 27)	6 (22.2)	0.008
No (n = 1173)	76 (6.5)
Catheter size
≤7 F (n = 904)	72 (8.0)	0.005
>7 F (n = 296)	10 (3.4)
Catheter insertion vessel
Internal jugular vein (n = 835)	54 (6.5)	0.716
Subclavian vein (n = 96)	8 (8.3)
Femoral vein (n = 269)	20 (7.4)
Ultrasonographic guidance
Yes (n = 537)	30 (5.6)	0.123
No (n = 663)	52 (7.8)
Mortality
Yes (n = 212)	22 (10.4)	0.024
No (n = 988)	60 (6.1)