Table 2. - Distribution of frequency (n) and percentage (%) of catheter-related variables in patients within the intervention (chlorhexidine intervention group) and control (gauze and tape dressing) groups. Curitiba. PR, Brazil, 2012.
| Variable | Chlorhexidine Intervention group (n=43) | Control group dressing (n=42) |
p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Indication | 0.8053* | ||||||
| Administration of vasoactive drugs | 38 | 88.4 | 37 | 88.1 | |||
| Monitoring | 4 | 9.3 | 3 | 7.1 | |||
| Total parenteral nutrition | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 4.8 | |||
| Unit where puncture was performed | 0.9654* | ||||||
| Clinical | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.4 | |||
| Surgical center | 17 | 39.6 | 17 | 40.5 | |||
| Semi-intensive care unit | 5 | 11.6 | 7 | 16.7 | |||
| Intensive care unit | 16 | 37.2 | 13 | 30.9 | |||
| Emergency room | 4 | 9.3 | 4 | 9.5 | |||
| Number of lumen catheter | 0.6156† | ||||||
| One | 5 | 11.6 | 5 | 11.9 | |||
| Two | 38 | 88.4 | 37 | 88.1 | |||
| Anatomical site of catheter insertion | 0.2948† | ||||||
| Subclavian | 31 | 72.1 | 27 | 64.3 | |||
| Jugular | 12 | 27.9 | 15 | 35.7 | |||
| Reason follow-up ceased | 0.9678* | ||||||
| Catheter removal | 25 | 58.2 | 23 | 54.8 | |||
| Death | 11 | 25.6 | 11 | 26.2 | |||
| Placement of a second catheter | 5 | 11.6 | 5 | 11.9 | |||
| Non-infectious diseases | 2 | 4.6 | 3 | 7.1 | |||
*
G-test
†
Fisher's exact test