Table 9 Pooled means of the distribution of central line utilization ratios, urinary catheter utilization ratios, and ventilator utilization ratios, by type of location, adult and paediatric patients
ICU type | ICU, n | Bed days | CL days | DUR, central line (95% CI) | MV days | DUR, MV (95% CI) | UC days | DUR, UC (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Cardiac | 4 | 22 743 | 10 838 | 0.48 (0.47 – 0.48) | 5,820 | 0.26 (0.25 – 0.26) | 14 907 | 0.66 (0.65 – 0.66) |
Cardiothoracic | 3 | 21 796 | 15 165 | 0.70 (0.69 – 0.70) | 9,993 | 0.46 (0.45 – 0.47) | 18 744 | 0.86 (0.86 – 0.86) |
Medical | 9 | 170 042 | 79 343 | 0.47 (0.46 – 0.47) | 82 378 | 0.48 (0.48 – 0.49) | 143 455 | 0.84 (0.84 – 0.85) |
Medical/Surgical | 19 | 175 470 | 113 597 | 0.65 (0.65 – 0.65) | 95 021 | 0.54 (0.54 – 0.54) | 154 422 | 0.88 (0.88 – 0.88) |
Neurologic | 2 | 30 966 | 8,690 | 0.28 (0.28 – 0.29) | 7,405 | 0.24 (0.23 – 0.24) | 29 856 | 0.96 (0.96 – 0.97) |
Neurosurgical | 3 | 39 719 | 18 579 | 0.47 (0.46 – 0.47) | 8,859 | 0.22 (0.22 – 0.23) | 36 688 | 0.92 (0.92 – 0.93) |
Paediatric | 7 | 32 148 | 12 880 | 0.40 (0.40 – 0.41) | 17 068 | 0.53 (0.53 – 0.54) | 10 981 | 0.34 (0.34 – 0.35) |
Respiratory | 2 | 14 054 | 4,950 | 0.35 (0.34 – 0.36) | 8,156 | 0.58 (0.57 – 0.59) | 12 833 | 0.91 (0.91 – 0.92) |
Surgical | 8 | 106 253 | 55 494 | 0.52 (0.52 – 0.53) | 37 595 | 0.35 (0.35 – 0.36) | 88 653 | 0.83 (0.83 – 0.84) |
Pooled | 57 | 613 191 | 319 536 | 0.52 (0.52 – 0.52) | 272 295 | 0.44 (0.44 – 0.45) | 510 539 | 0.83 (0.83 – 0.83) |