Table 5. 28-Day All-Cause Mortality: Hospital-wide Prevention Programme for Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, University of Geneva Hospitals, 2008–2011.
| Univariable model | Multivariable model | |||||
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Quarter1 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.02 | .956 | 1.00 | 0.98–1.01 | .652 |
| Age2 | 1.02 | 1.02–1.03 | <.001 | 1.01 | 1.01–1.02 | <.001 |
| Gender3 | 1.15 | 1.00–1.33 | .053 | 1.09 | 0.95–1.24 | .233 |
| Charlson index4 | 1.13 | 1.11–1.15 | <.001 | 1.08 | 1.05–1.11 | <.001 |
| Emergency admission5 | 1.44 | 1.23–1.67 | <.001 | 1.34 | 1.15–1.55 | <.001 |
| ICU stay6 | 3.73 | 2.97–4.70 | <.001 | 3.19 | 2.53–4.02 | <.001 |
| CLABSI7 | 0.75 | 0.45–1.26 | .281 | 0.66 | 0.40–1.07 | .091 |
| CVC count8 | 1.20 | 1.16–1.25 | <.001 | 1.14 | 1.09–1.19 | <.001 |
CI: confidence interval.
CLABSI: central line-associated bloodstream infection.
CVC: central venous catheter.
ICU: intensive care unit.
OR: odds ratio.
95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
1
Quarter: modelled as per additional quarter.
2
Age: modelled as per additional year of age.
3
Gender: modelled as male vs. female.
4
Charlson index: modelled as per score-point increase.
5
Emergency admission: modelled as yes/no.
6
ICU stay: hospitalization in the intensive care unit at any time; modelled as yes/no.
7
Central line-associated bloodstream infection at any time during hospitalization; modelled as yes/no.
8
Number of CVCs during hospitalization; modelled as per additional catheter.