Table 1 Characteristics of three admission groups in validation dataset
Characteristics | All | Admissions with positive BCx | Admissions with negative BCx | Admissions with no BCx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Potential CVC-BSI episodes, n | 5170 | 4326 | 594 | 250 |
BCx, n | 4920 | 4326 | 594 | 0 |
Admissions, n | 1500 | 1000 | 250 | 250 |
Patients, n | 1470 | 972 | 248 | 250 |
Sex, n (% of patients) | ||||
Female | 675 (45.9) | 430 (44.2) | 122 (49.2) | 123 (49.2) |
Male | 792 (53.9) | 541 (55.7) | 126 (50.8) | 125 (50.0) |
Unknown | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) |
Age (years), median [IQR] of admissions | 64 [41–75] | 67 [48–75] | 60 [29–75] | 54 [30–69] |
Length of stay (days), median [IQR] of admissions | 8 [4–16] | 10 [16–21] | 7 [4–14] | 3 [2–6] |
ICU admission, n (% of admissions) | 198 (13.2) | 159 (15.9) | 33 (13.2) | 6 (2.4) |
In-hospital mortality, n (% of admissions) | 100 (6.7) | 91 (9.1) | 7 (2.8) | 2 (0.8) |
ECDC CVC-BSI, n (% of episodes) | 51 (1.0) | 51 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
ECDC HA CVC-BSI, n (% of episodes) | 32 (0.6) | 32 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |