Middle income countries (14 countries) | High income countries (27 countries) | |||
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N = 836 | SE* | N = 2,414 | SE* | |
Setting | ||||
Admissions per year in their ICU (mean) | 1,024 | 59 | 1,123 | 36 |
N beds in ICU (mean) | 22 | 0.8 | 19 | 0.5 |
Type of Hospital (University) (%) | 65 | 2.0 | 59 | 1.5 |
Written guidelines for CLABSI prevention (answer yes) (%) | 80 | 1.5 | 81 | 1.0 |
These guidelines include.... (%) | ||||
Indications for central-line | 70 | 1.9 | 56 | 1.4 |
Process of insertion for central-line | 71 | 1.9 | 72 | 1.2 |
Maintenance of central-line | 75 | 1.8 | 75 | 1.1 |
Indications for removal of central-line | 66 | 2.0 | 52 | 1.5 |
Hand hygiene done using alcohol based hand rubs (always/most of the times) | 92 | 1.9 | 94 | 1.5 |
Respondent | ||||
Years working in ICU (mean) | 8 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.3 |
Gender (females) (%) | 55 | 2 | 44 | 1.5 |
Profession (doctors) (%) | 59 | 2 | 70 | 1.4 |