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Table 2 Characteristics of the setting and respondent by income category in 2015

From: Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey

 

Middle income countries (14 countries)

High income countries (27 countries)

N = 836

SE*

N = 2,414

SE*

Setting

 Admissions per year in their ICU (mean)

1,024

59

1,123

36

 N beds in ICU (mean)

22

0.8

19

0.5

 Type of Hospital (University) (%)

65

2.0

59

1.5

 Written guidelines for CLABSI prevention (answer yes) (%)

80

1.5

81

1.0

 These guidelines include.... (%)

  Indications for central-line

70

1.9

56

1.4

  Process of insertion for central-line

71

1.9

72

1.2

  Maintenance of central-line

75

1.8

75

1.1

  Indications for removal of central-line

66

2.0

52

1.5

  Hand hygiene done using alcohol based hand rubs (always/most of the times)

92

1.9

94

1.5

Respondent

 Years working in ICU (mean)

8

0.3

16

0.3

 Gender (females) (%)

55

2

44

1.5

 Profession (doctors) (%)

59

2

70

1.4

  1. Absolute numbers are not reported because percentages are weighted estimates
  2. *Standard error