Table 2.
Rates of nosocomial infection/sepsis, days of invasive lines, urinary catheterization and mechanical ventilation by treatment group
| Variable | WHEY Group N=144 |
ZSGM Group N=149 |
p-value |
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| Total Number of Events (Infection or Sepsis) | 116 | 110 | |
| Total Number of PICU Days | 1993 | 1793 | |
| Total Number of Study Daysa | 2402 | 2205 | |
| Mean No. of Events/Patient/100 Study Days (95% Confidence Interval) | 4.83 (4.01,5.77) | 4.99 (4.12,5.99) | 0.81 |
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| Therapeutic Risk Factors | |||
| Days in PICU (mean/median) | 13.8/11 | 12/9 | 0.16 |
| Ventilator Days (mean/median) | 9.4/6 | 7.9/5 | 0.13 |
| Central Venous Catheter Days (mean/median) | 10.2/7 | 9.1/7 | 0.49 |
| Endotracheal Tube Days (mean/median) | 8.8/6 | 7.3/5 | 0.14 |
| Urinary Catheter Days (mean/median) | 8.0/6 | 6.9/5 | 0.54 |
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| Total Number of Ventilator Days | 1352 | 1171 | |
| Total Number of Respiratory Infections | 43 | 53 | |
| Mean No. of Respiratory Infections/Patient/100 Ventilator Days (95% Confidence Interval) | 3.18 (2.33,4.24) | 4.53 (3.43,5.87) | 0.08 |
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| Total Number of Urinary Catheter Days | 1155 | 1023 | |
| Total Number of Urinary Tract Infections | 12 | 8 | |
| Mean No. of Urinary Tract Infections/Patient/100 Urinary Catheter Days (95% Confidence Interval) | 1.04 (0.57,1.76) | 0.78 (0.37,1.48) | 0.54 |
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| Total Number of Central Venous Catheter Days | 1465 | 1353 | |
| Total Number of Bacteremia Infections | 11 | 11 | |
| Mean No. of Bacteremia Infections/Patient/100 Central Venous Catheter Days (95% Confidence Interval) | 0.75 (0.40,1.30) | 0.81 (0.43,1.41) | 0.85 |
Study days=days in PICU plus additional days after PICU discharge that patient was followed for events(5 days unless patient was discharged from hospital earlier).