Table 1. Institutional and Individual Unit Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Rates From March, 2008 to May, 2010.
Hospital Unit | No. of CLABSI | Catheter-Days | CLABSI/1,000 Catheter-Days | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neurological ICU | 34 | 7,479 | 4.6 | 3.2-6.3 |
Medical ICU #1 | 23 | 5,760 | 4.0 | 2.5-6.0 |
Cardiac Care Unit | 21 | 6,252 | 3.4 | 2.1-5.1 |
Medical ICU #2 | 24 | 11,118 | 2.2 | 1.4-3.2 |
Emergency Department | 9 | 4,504 | 2.0 | 0.9-3.8 |
Surgical ICU | 18 | 12,002 | 1.5 | 0.9-2.4 |
Cardiothoracic ICU | 4 | 11,727 | 0.3 | 0.1-0.8 |
Composite ICU | 124 | 54,338 | 2.3 | 1.9-2.7 |