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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 6. Association of CLABSI rates and compliance with CLABSI prevention practices among birth weight groups (≥95% vs. < 95%).

Compliance with CLABSI prevention practice	Birth weight Groups (grams)
Compliance with CLABSI prevention practice	≤750	751-1000	1001-1500	1501- 2500	> 2500
	Mean (Median) CLABSI rates /1000 CL days
Use of checklist at insertion
≥ 95%	3.0 (0)	1.6(0)^*	0.8(0)	0.8(0)	0.2(0)^*
< 95% including all other responses	4.5(0.2)	2.6(0)	1.7(0)	0.9(0)	0.9(0)
Hand hygiene at insertion
≥ 95%	3.3 (0)	1.7(0)	1.2(0)	0.8(0)	0.3(0)^*
< 95% including all other responses	4.5(0.7)	2.7(0.4)	1.2(0)	0.9(0)	1.0(0)
Use of maximum barrier precautions
≥ 95%	2.8(0)	2.0(0)	1.2(0)	0.8(0)	0.3(0)^*
< 95% including all other responses	5.2(0.6)	2.4(0)	1.3(0)	0.9(0)	1.0(0)
Choice of optimal catheter site
≥ 95%	3.7(0)	2.0 (0)	1.1(0)	0.7(0)	0.1(0)^*
< 95% including all other responses	4.0(0)	2.3(0)	1.4(0)	1.0(0)	1.1(0)
Assessment of daily necessity
≥ 95%	2.9(0)	1.8(0)	0.6(0)^*	0.5(0)	0.2(0)^*
< 95% including all other responses	4.5(0.7)	2.3(0)	1.8 (0)	1.2(0)	0.9(0)

P< 0.05 (Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test)