TABLE 6.
Action taken in response to bloodstream infection and patient outcome
| Number of CVCs (n=180) | Antimicrobial agent (n=139) | No antimicrobial agent given (n=41) | Deaths reported*, n(% total) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%total) | Died, n (%total) | n (%total) | Died, n (%total) | ||
| Catheter removed | 90 | 16/90 | 25 | 3/25 | 19/115 |
| (n=115) | (50.0) | (17.8) | (13.9) | (12.0) | (16.5) |
| Catheter not | 49 | 13/49 | 16 | 7/16 | 20/65 |
| removed (n=65) | (27.2) | (26.5) | (8.9) | (43.8) | (30.8) |
| Deaths reported† | 29/139 | 10/41 | |||
| (20.8) | (24.4) | ||||
*
OR of dying if central venous catheter (CVC) was not removed compared with CVC removed: OR=2.25, 95% CI 1.02 to 4.92 P=0.04;
†
OR of dying if no antimicrobial agents were given compared with antimicrobial agents given: P=not significant. OR of dying if no action was taken compared with any action being taken: OR=3.21, 95% CI 0.93 to 10.5, P=0.05