Table 2.
Relationship between clinical characteristics and occurrence of bacteremia and CLABSI during the pre-repair period
| Characteristica | Any Bacteremia | P value | Any CLABSI | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| N=21 | N=60 | N=13 | N=68 | |||
| Age ≤3 years | 12 (57.14) | 25 (41.67) | 0.22 | 7 (53.85) | 30 (44.12) | 0.52 |
| Primary diagnosis: | 0.34 | 0.66 | ||||
| Cancer | 15 (71.43) | 32 (53.33) | 9 (69.23) | 38 (55.88) | ||
| Short bowel syndrome | 3 (14.29) | 12 (20.00) | 2 (15.38) | 13 (19.12) | ||
| Other | 3(14.29) | 16 (26.67) | 2(15.38) | 17 (25.00) | ||
| Immunocompromised | 17 (80.95) | 39 (65) | 0.17 | 10 (76.92) | 46 (67.65) | 0.51 |
| Catheter type: | 0.95 | 0.77 | ||||
| PICC | 2 (9.52) | 6 (10) | 1 (7.69) | 7 (10.29) | ||
| Tunneled | 19 (90.48) | 54 (90) | 12 (92.31) | 61 (89.71) | ||
| Parenteral nutrition | 12 (57.14) | 22 (36.67) | 0.10 | 9 (69.23) | 25 (36.76) | 0.03 |
PICC = peripherally inserted central catheter
a
Characteristics not mutually exclusive.