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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 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)
≤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)