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Table 4 CLABSI prevention: measurements by income category, as reported by ICU doctors and nurses in 2015

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

Measurements

Middle income countries (14 countries)

High income countries (27 countries)

N = 836

N = 2414

%a

SEb

%a

SEb

Measurement of compliance to recommendations at least one a year

 Central line insertion

72

2.0

66

1.5

 Daily assessment of a need for a central line

72

2.0

59

1.5

 Disinfection practices when accessing the central line

73

2.0

59

1.5

 Hand hygiene

81

2.1

73

1.5

“In my ICU, there is a written definition of CLABSI for data collection”

 Yes

78

1.7

70

1.2

“In my ICU, we count and record, routinely…” (% saying “yes”)

 CLABSI

73

1.8

81

0.9

 Days since last CLABSI

39

2.0

57

1.4

Respondents reporting data (%)- for part or all of 2015

 CLABSI Rate (either per central-line days, or per patient-days)

16

1.5

26

1.4

“Clinical staff in my ICU is aware of CLABSI-related data, and their trends” (% agree strongly/agree)

76

2.0

67

1.4

  1. aAbsolute numbers are not reported because percentages are weighted estimates
  2. bStandard Error