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Use of chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings and early catheter exchange to reduce the onset of central line-associated bloodstream infections: A case-control study in a cardiac intensive care unit
Open Journal of Medical Sciences
| Vol 4, Issue 1
Table 1. Risk factors for centralline-associated bloodstream infections
| Cases(n=11) | Controls(n=22) | Odds | 95% CI | ||||
| Risk factors | Yes | No | Yes | No | Ratio | Low | Upper |
| Female | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1.7 | 0.403 | 7.906 |
| Emergency operation | 9 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 9.6 | 1.633 | 56.926 |
| Large vessel operation | 9 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6.5 | 1.127 | 37.485 |
| Surgeon 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2.2 | 0.489 | 10.089 |
| Surgeon 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.108 | 2.108 |
| CVC by Anesthesiologist | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |||
| MBP imcomplete | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.6 | 0.591 | 21.932 |
| SG→CVC | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.121 | 4.701 |