| Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access |
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Original Article
Volume 5, Number 1, February 2013, pages 18-21
Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections in Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Study of 850 Patients
Tables
| Non ICU | ICU | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Patients | 322 | 528 |
| Number of CVC | 529 | 792 |
| % Rate of TPN related line sepsis | 11.2% | 12.1% |
| Total number of line feeding days | 3,495 | 8,808 |
| Sepsis per 100 line feeding days | 1.98% | 0.93% |
| Mean number of days post line insertion pyrexia | 12.79 | 9.26 |
| Sepsis Rate% | OR | P-value | Upper CI | Lower CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line Type | |||||
| Dual-lumen | 8.3 | 0.69 | 0.310 | 0.34 | 1.36 |
| Triple-lumen | 13.8 | 1.30 | 0.148 | 0.90 | 1.86 |
| Quadra-lumen | 14.3 | 1.85 | 0.078 | 0.94 | 3.59 |
| Tunnelled line | 7.8 | 0.55 | 0.062 | 0.28 | 1.08 |
| Line Site | |||||
| Femoral* | 22.1 | 2.31 | 0.003 | 1.33 | 3.98 |
| Jugular | 11.7 | 0.98 | 0.928 | 0.68 | 1.43 |
| Subclavian | 9.0 | 0.68 | 0.079 | 0.44 | 1.05 |