Table 1.

Demographic data and patient characteristics.

Total patients (N)	71
M/F	41/30 (58%)
Mean age, y	69.48 ± 11.55
Cause of admission
Postsurgical	25 (35.2%)
Medical	45 (57.7%)
Trauma	1 (1.4%)
ICU LOS, d	16.45 ± 16.76
Exitus, n	20 (28.2%)
No. of catheters per patient	No. of patients
1	55 (77.5%)
2	13 (18.3%)
3	2 (4.2%)

Abbreviations: F, female; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; M, male.