Table I.
Hospital characteristics and central venous line placement volume
| Hospitals with line team in place or planned (n = 44) | Groups placing lines at their hospital outside of line team (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital characteristics | ||
| Urban | 44 (100) | 14 (100) |
| Academic university affiliated | 34 (77) | 11 (79) |
| Non-university-affiliated teaching | 4 (9) | 2 (14) |
| Community/private | 3 (7) | 1 (7) |
| Public | 4 (9) | 2 (14) |
| Veterans Affairs | 1 (7) | 5 (11) |
| Hospital size by baseline beds | ||
| 100-199 | 5 (11) | 1 (7) |
| 200-299 | 3 (7) | 1 (7) |
| 300-399 | 6 (14) | 1 (7) |
| >400 | 30 (68) | 11 (79) |
| Hospitals with line teams in place (n = 31) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Line placements in previous 7 daysa | NA | |
| 0-10 | 7 (23) | |
| 10-20 | 9 (29) | |
| 20-30 | 2 (7) | |
| 30-40 | 2 (7) | |
| >40 | 11 (36) |
NA, Not applicable.
Values are reported as number (%).
a
Line placements in the 7 days preceding data entry into the study.