Table 4.
Device utilization ratio and infection rate (per 1000 device days) during 2012–2019 (preCOVID period) and 2020–2021 (COVID-19 period)
| PreCOVID-19 (2012-2019) | COVID-19 (2020-2021) | RR (95% CI) | |||||
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| DAI Type | Device days, n | Infections, n | HAI rate | Device days, n | Infections, n | HAI rate | |
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| CAUTI | 3708 | 2 | 0.54 | 5106 | 9 | 1.76 | 3.25 (0.68–31.08)*** |
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| CLABSI | 2255 | 4 | 1.77 | 4048 | 20 | 4.94 | 2.79 (0.93–11.21)* |
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| VAP | 2124 | 1 | 0.47 | 3888 | 28 | 7.20 | 15.31 (2.53–625.48)** |
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* p < 0.05 ** p = 0.00 *** p = 0.12, CAUTI - Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, CLABSI - Central line-associated bloodstream infection, VAP - Ventilator-associated pneumonia, DAI - Device-associated infection, RR - Risk ratio, CI - Confidence interval