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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2014 Aug;42(8):847–851. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.020

Table 5. Distribution of CL days across BW groups in compliance categories.

Birth weight
(grams)
≤750 751-1000 1001-1500 1501-2500 >2500 Total Central Line Days
Compliance Percentage of Line Days
Use of checklist at insertion
≥ 95% 21.0 19.7 17.4 17.7 24.2 174869
< 95% 20.2 16.0 21.8 20.2 21.8 181436
Hand hygiene at insertion
≥ 95% 20.6 17.5 19.1 19.2 23.6 195103
< 95% 20.6 18.2 20.3 18.7 22.1 161112
Use of maximum barrier precautions
≥ 95% 21.1 17.3 18.5 19.4 23.7 201178
< 95% 20.0 18.4 21.1 18.5 22.1 155127
Choice of optimal catheter site
≥ 95% 20.9 17.8 18.5 19.1 23.8 182817
< 95% 20.3 17.8 20.9 18.9 22.2 173488
Assessment of daily necessity
≥ 95% 24.7 18.6 18.7 18.3 19.8 148636
< 95% 16.9 21.0 19.4 18.6 24.1 217580