Table 4 Pooled means and key percentiles of the distribution of central line-associated bloodstream infection rates, by type of location, adult and paediatric patients

Medical Cardiac

4

5,380

22 743

10 838

46

4.2

3.1 – 5.7

-

-

-

-

-

Cardiothoracic

3

7,800

21 796

15 165

22

1.5

0.9 – 2.2

-

-

-

-

-

Medical

9

21 854

170 042

79 343

525

6.6

6.1 – 7.2

2.5

3.8

7.3

11.1

-

Medical/Surgical

19

19 410

175 470

113 597

969

8.5

8.0 – 9.1

0.0

4.2

11.7

15.1

18.3

Neurologic

2

3,784

30 966

8,690

91

10.5

8.4 – 12.9

-

-

-

-

-

Neurosurgical

3

5,691

39 719

18 579

103

5.5

4.5 – 6.7

-

-

-

-

-

Paediatric

7

4,235

32 148

12 880

122

9.5

7.9 – 11.3

0.0

2.7

10.6

13.6

-

Respiratory

2

1,754

14 054

4,950

59

11.9

9.1 – 15.4

-

-

-

-

-

Surgical

8

21 160

106 253

55 494

754

13.6

12.6 – 14.6

1.6

3.5

9.8

17.2

-

Pooled

57

91 068

613 191

319 536

2,691

8.4

8.1 – 8.7

1.0

3.9

8.6

13.8

18.2