Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:14.11em"/><col style="width:8.48em"/><col style="width:9.96em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Characteristic</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Baseline (n=406)</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Intervention (n=331)</b></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Male sex, %</td><td class="align_center">55.4</td><td class="align_center">57.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Gestation, median (IQR), weeks</td><td class="align_center">33(29-38)</td><td class="align_center">34(28-39)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Birthweight, median (IQR), g</td><td class="align_center">2970(1695-4245)</td><td class="align_center">3100(1800-4400)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Antenatal Steroids (n)</td><td class="align_center">172</td><td class="align_center">139</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Characteristics of Infants with central lines Inserted in baseline (2011-2013) and intervention (2014-2016) groups.</div>

International Journal of Pediatrics

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Table 1: Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 

Table 1 | Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 