Table 3 Skin colonization at catheter removal (main group and subgroup analyses)
No US | US | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
All | |||
High-grade colonization | 886 (34.5) | 108 (36.9) | 0.69 |
Low-grade colonization | 865 (33.6) | 93 (31.7) | |
Sterile | 820 (31.9) | 92 (31.4) | |
Femoral | |||
High-grade colonization | 268 (37.1) | 57 (35.4) | 0.84 |
Low-grade colonization | 243 (33.6) | 58 (36) | |
Sterile | 212 (29.3) | 46 (28.6) | |
Radial | |||
High-grade colonization | 618 (33.4) | 51 (38.6) | 0.22 |
Low-grade colonization | 622 (33.7) | 35 (26.5) | |
Sterile | 608 (32.9) | 46 (34.8) | |
≤ 7 days | |||
High-grade colonization | 506 (29.2) | 69 (34.5) | 0.30 |
Low-grade colonization | 624 (36) | 66 (33) | |
Sterile | 601 (34.7) | 65 (32.5) | |
> 7 days | |||
High-grade colonization | 380 (45.2) | 39 (41.9) | 0.78 |
Low-grade colonization | 241 (28.7) | 27 (29) | |
Sterile | 219 (26.1) | 27 (29) | |