Table 2 Pooled means of central line-associated bloodstream infection rates, urinary catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates, and ventilator-associated pneumonia by hospital size
Hospital size, beds, n | ICUs, n | Patients, n | Bed days, n | CL days, n | CLABSI, n | CLABSI rate (95% CI) | MV days, n | VAP, n | VAP, Rate (95% CI) | UC days, n | CAUTI, n | CAUTI, rate (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<200 | 3 | 713 | 14 706 | 9,459 | 41 | 4.3 (31 – 5.9) | 7,536 | 40 | 5.3 (3.8 - 7.2) | 10 621 | 43 | 4.0 (2.9 - 5.5) |
201-500 | 18 | 23 896 | 167 058 | 88 917 | 382 | 4.3 (3.9 – 4.7) | 84 714 | 2193 | 25.9 (24.8 - 26.9) | 142 965 | 652 | 4.6 (4.2 - 4.9) |
501-1000 | 27 | 61 350 | 382 283 | 189 728 | 1,939 | 10.2 (9.8 – 10.7) | 142 735 | 3152 | 22.1 (21.3 - 22.8) | 314 847 | 2957 | 9.4 (9.0 - 9.7) |
>1000 | 9 | 5,109 | 4,914 | 31 432 | 329 | 10.5 (9.4 – 11.7) | 37 310 | 431 | 11.6 (10.4 - 12.7) | 42 106 | 180 | 4.3 (3.7 - 4.9) |
Pooled | 57 | 91 068 | 613,191 | 319 536 | 2,691 | 8.4 (8.1 – 8.7) | 272 295 | 5,816 | 21.4 (20.8 - 21.9) | 510 539 | 3,832 | 7.5 (7.3 - 7.7) |