Table 1. Characteristics of Patients with and without a CLABSI (July 2013–June 2014).
| CLABSI (−) (n = 87) |
CLABSI (+) (n = 27) |
Total (n = 114) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age in years | 74 (20–100) | 71 (16–94) | 73 (16–100) | 0.093 |
| Sex (M/F) | 45/42 | 15/12 | 60/54 | 0.450 |
| Comorbidity | 38 (90) | 17 (81) | 55 (87) | 0.247 |
| APACHE II | 25.3 ± 8.3 | 24.9 ± 8.1 | 24.5 ± 8.3 | 0.841 |
| Compliance with the care bundle | 75 (87.2) | 15 (68.2) | 90 (83.3) | 0.040 |
| Median catheter days | 12 (1–65) | 22 (3–64) | 12 (1–65) | 0.018 |
| Femoral CVC insertion site | 11 (14) | 9 (37.5) | 20 (20) | 0.015 |
| Blood transfusion | 20 (27) | 10 (43.5) | 30 (31) | 0.110 |
| TPN | 30 (40.5) | 13 (54) | 43 (44) | 0.176 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD or number (%). CLABSI: central line-associated bloodstream infection, APACHE-II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, TPN: total parenteral nutrition, SD: standard deviation, CVC: central venous catheter, catheter days: number of catheter days per person.