Table 1. Comparison of CLABSI rates and Hospital and NICU characteristics between Study Sites vs. Non-Study Sites.
| Hospital Characteristics | Study Sites | Non-participants in PNICER NHSN Research Group/Survey Respondents |
Non-participants in PNICER NHSN Research Group/Non-respondents to Survey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Hospitals | 201 | 84 | 2398 |
| Medical School Affiliation* | n (%) | ||
| Major | 75 (37.3) | 17 (20.2) | 261 (10.9) |
| Graduate | 27 (13.4) | 6 (7.1) | 202 (8.4) |
| Limited | 26 (12.9) | 11 (13.1) | 257 (10.7) |
| Non-teaching | 73 (36.3) | 50 (59.5) | 1,678 (70) |
| Ownership | |||
| For profit | 30 (14.9) | 17 (20.2) | 497 (20.7) |
| Not for profit | 159 (79.1) | 59 (70.2) | 1,754 (73.1) |
| Other | 12 (6.0) | 8 (9.5) | 147 (6.1) |
| Location* | |||
| Northeast (9 states) | 49 (24.4) | 9 (10.7) | 406 (16.9) |
| Midwest (12 states) | 58 (28.9) | 14 (16.7) | 515 (21.5) |
| South (17 states) | 53 (26.4) | 44 (52.4) | 956 (39.9) |
| West (11 states) | 39 (19.4) | 17 (20.2) | 487 (20.3) |
| Other (Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico) | 2 (1.0) | 0 | 34 (1.4) |
| NICU Characteristics | Mean (median) CLABSI Rate Reported to NHSN, Q4 2011 per 1000 CL-days | ||
| Number of NICUs | 204 | 66 | 600 |
| Level II/III NICU** | 1.5 (0) | 1.4 (0) | 1.8 (0) |
| Level III NICU | 1.9 (0.2) | 2.5 (1.5) | 1.6 (0) |
*
P< 0.001- Chi squared test
**
P<0.01- ANOVA