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Table 4 Incidence rates and rate ratios of CLABSIs during 14-day intervals after PICC insertion

From: Indwelling time of peripherally inserted central catheters and incidence of bloodstream infections in haematology patients: a cohort study

 

Period

day 1–14

day 15–28

day 29–42

day 43–56

day > 56

p-value for overall analysis

No. of episodes

436

382

180

123

96

 

No. of CLABSIs

13

22

10

12

19

 

Time at risk in days

5866

4130

2075

1572

4979

 

Incidence rate per 1000 catheter days (95% CI)

2.2 (1.3–3.8)

5.3 (3.5–8.1)

4.8 (2.6–9.0)

7.6 (4.3–13.4)

3.8 (2.4–6.0)

 

IRR crude (95% CI)

1 (ref.)

2.4 (1.2–4.8)

2.2 (0.95–5.0)

3.4 (1.6–7.5)

1.7 (0.85–3.5)

0.026

IRR adjusted* (95% CI)

1 (ref.)

2.4 (1.2–4.8)

1.8 (0.77–4.1)

2.8 (1.3–6.2)

1.6 (0.80–3.4)

0.067

  1. CI, confidence interval; IRR, incidence rate ratio
  2. *Adjusted for aplastic anaemia and autologous stem cell transplantation