Research Article
Incidence of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Evaluation of Bundle Prevention in Two Intensive Care Units in Central Brazil
Table 4
Characterization of patients with CVC-BSIs. Central Brazil. 2012-2015.
| | Variables | All (n = 39) | Adult ICU (n = 32) | Pediatric ICU (n = 7) |
| | Age (yeas) (Median; IIQ) | 44.5 (23.0) | 46.5 (18.0) | 5.0 (8.0) | | Length of stay (days) (Median; IIQ) | 39.5 (38.0) | 42.0 (44.0) | 33.0 (30.0) | | CL usage time (days) (Median; IIQ) | 10.5 (8.0) | 10.0 (8.0) | 12.0 (8.0) | | Sex | | | | | Male | 27 (69.2) | 25 (78.1) | 2 (28.6) | | Female | 12 (30.8) | 7 (21.9) | 5 (71.4) | | Diagnoses | | | | | AIDS | 19 (48.7) | 19.0 (59.4) | - | | Tuberculosis | 5 (12.8) | 5 (15.6) | - | | Viral hepatitis | 1 (2.6) | 1 (3.1) | - | | Leishmaniasis | 2 (5.1) | 2 (6.2) | - | | Dengue | 1 (2.6) | - | 1 (14.3) | | Leprosy | 1 (2.6) | 1 (3.1) | - | | Meningitis | 2 (5.1) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (14.3) | | Other lung infections | 2 (5.1) | - | 2 (28.6) | | Tetanus | 1 (2.6) | 1 (3.1) | - | | Others | 6 (15.4) | 3 (9.4) | 3 (42.9) |
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AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; ICU: Intensive Care Unit.
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