Table 1.
Baseline characteristic of the patients
| Continuous variables Baseline characteristic according in both groups | |||
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| No Intervention group (n=113) | Intervention group (n=136) | P value | |
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| Age (y)* | 57.0 (51.0–64.0) | 60.0 (53.0–68.0) | 0.17 |
| Days between insertion and removal of the CV line* | 3.0 (2.0–3.5) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.14 |
| Days between administration in hospital and insertion of the CV line* | 7.0 (6.0–7.0) | 7.0 (6.0–7.0) | 0.53 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl)** | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 0.44 |
| Body mass index(kg/m2)** | 25.7 (4.4) | 26.7 (3.9) | 0.06 |
| Cardiopulmonary pump time (min)** | 82.5 (31.7) | 66.5 (24.8) | 0.16 |
*
Data are presented as median (interquartile range)
**
Data are presented as mean±SD
CV Line, Central venous line