NICU characteristics
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Number of beds in the NICU, median
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24
|
16
|
0.004
|
Number of VLBW infants year 2007, median
|
53
|
23
|
<0.001
|
Months of participation until December 2010, median
|
123
|
56
|
<0.001
|
Number VLBW infants
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1527
|
2753
| |
Birth weight (gram), mean
|
1100
|
1140
|
0.001
|
End of surveillance
| | | |
Transfer before 1800 g
|
21.4%
|
13.10%
| |
End of surveillance 1800 g
|
71.9%
|
80.0%
| |
Died
|
6.7%
|
7.0%
| |
Number VLBW infants according to birth weight groups (%)
|
< 500 g
|
52 (3.4%)
|
92 (3.3%)
| |
1000-1499 g
|
615 (40.3%)
|
1012 (36.8%)
| |
1000-1499 g
|
860 (56.3%)
|
1649 (59.9%)
| |
Device utilization rates per 100 patient days (pooled mean)#
|
CVC
| | | |
500-999 g
|
28.2
|
30.2
|
0.484
|
1000-1499 g
|
13.8
|
16.9
|
0.934
|
Tube
| | | |
500-999 g
|
21.2
|
21.2
|
0.267
|
1000-1499 g
|
6.3
|
6.1
|
0.676
|
Healthcare associated infection rates per 1000 patient days (pooled mean)#
|
Primary BSI
| | | |
500-999 g
|
6.5
|
5.2
|
0.023
|
1000-1499 g
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
0.964
|
Pneumonia
| | | |
500-999 g
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
0.286
|
1000-1499 g
|
0.4
|
0.1
|
0.053
|
Device-associated infection rates per 1000 device days (pooled mean)#
|
CVC-BSI
| | | |
500-999 g
|
11.4
|
9.4
|
0.011
|
1000-1499 g
|
7.7
|
6.9
|
0.150
|
Tube associated pneumonia
| | | |
500-999 g
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
0.634
|
1000-1499 g
|
3.9
|
0.4
|
0.010
|