UTI | No UTI | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 126) | (n = 8043) | ||
Urinary catheter exposure (%) | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 73 (57.9) | 1912 (23.8) | |
No | 53 (42.1) | 6131 (76.2) | |
Gender, female (%) | 85 (67.5) | 4228 (52.6) | 0.001 |
Mean age (±SD) | 71.8 (15.6) | 62.4 (19.0) | <0.001 |
Age groups (%) | <0.001 | ||
<40 years | 7 (5.7) | 1395 (17.9) | |
41-70 years | 37 (30.3) | 3208 (41.2) | |
> = 71 years | 78 (63.9) | 3184 (40.9) | |
Hospital size | 0.09 | ||
<200 acute care beds | 23 (18.3) | 1994 (24.8) | |
200-500 beds | 40 (31.8) | 2748 (34.2) | |
> = 501 beds | 63 (50.0) | 3301 (41.0) | |
Mean length of stay (±SD) | 20.5(22.2) | 11.4 (41.0) | <0.001* |
Length of stay | <0.001 | ||
<20 days | 89 (70.6) | 6990 (86.9) | |
21-40 days | 22 (17.5) | 677 (8.4) | |
> = 41 days | 15 (11.9) | 374 (4.7) | |
Recent stay in intensive care (%) | 34 (27.0) | 1030 (12.8) | <0.001 |
Hospitalisation ward (%) | 0.003* | ||
Medical ward | 45 (35.7) | 3192 (39.7) | |
Surgical ward | 50 (39.7) | 3219 (40.0) | |
Gynaecology/obstetrics | 5 (4.0) | 778 (9.7) | |
Intensive care unit | 7 (5.6) | 285 (3.5) | |
Medico-surgical | 19 (15.1) | 569 (7.1) | |
Recent surgery (%) | 61 (48.4) | 3292 (40.9) | 0.09 |
Mean ASA score (±SD) | 2.81 (0.67) | 2.33 (0.89) | <0.001* |
ASA (%) | <0.001* | ||
1 pt | 4 (3.2) | 1587 (19.8) | |
2-3 pts | 109 (87.2) | 5802 (72.3) | |
4-5 pts | 12 (9.6) | 634 (7.9) | |
McCabe/Jackson (%) | 0.01* | ||
Non fatal | 82 (65.1) | 6143 (76.4) | |
Fatal within 5 years | 36 (28.6) | 1455 (18.1) | |
Fatal within 6 months | 8 (6.4) | 445 (5.5) | |
Mean nursing workload (±SD) | 204.0 (161.4) | 168.3 (162.8) | 0.008* |
Mean Charlson index (±SD) | 1.8 (2.1) | 1.2 (1.8) | <0.001* |
Charlson group (%) | 0.02 | ||
0-3 pts | 106 (84.1) | 7267 (90.4) | |
> = 4 pts | 20 (15.9) | 776 (9.7) | |
Co-morbidities (%) | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 19 (15.1) | 1074 (13.4) | 0.57 |
Immune suppression° | 26 (20.6) | 1047 (13.0) | 0.01 |
Hemiplegia | 24 (19.1) | 777 (9.7) | <0.001 |
Dementia | 9 (7.1) | 290 (3.6) | 0.04 |