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Table 1 Hand versus other insertion sites

From: Lower risk of peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by hand insertion

 

Other sites

Hand

p value

Gender*, female (%)

58,301 (54.3)

15,024 (52.6)

< 0.01

Age*, median [IQR]

52 [33; 72]

42 [28; 58]

< 0.01

ICU (%)

7237 (2.5)

1915 (1.7)

< 0.01

Time to catheter insertion, median [IQR]

1 [1; 5]

1 [1; 2]

< 0.01

Catheter days, median [IQR]

3 [2; 4]

2 [1; 4]

< 0.01

Catheter ≥ 3 days (%)

155,932 (53.1)

48,084 (43.8)

< 0.01

Insertion outside of the hospital (%)

15,044 (5.1)

17,101 (15.6)

< 0.01

PVC-related BSI (%)

55 (0)

6 (0)

< 0.01

  1. IQR, interquartile range; ICU, intensive care unit; PVC, peripheral venous catheter; BSI, bloodstream infection. *135′969 patients