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Table 4 Clinical outcomes associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and healthcare associated infections (HAIs)

From: Alcohol-based hand rub and incidence of healthcare associated infections in a rural regional referral and teaching hospital in Uganda (‘WardGel’ study)

 

All n (%)

(N = 3335)

SIRS/HAI n (%)

(N = 182)

No SIRS/HAI n (%)

(N = 3153)

Relative risk (RR) (95% CI, p value) or p value of t-test

Hospital mortality

20 (0.6)

8 (4.4)

12 (0.4)

11.55 (4.78-27.93, <0.01)

Left against medical advice

395 (11.8)

17 (9.3)

378 (12.0)

0.78 (0.49-1.24, 0.28)

Mean length of stay, (SD), d

2.7 (3.0)

6.3 (6.7)

2.5 (2.5)

<0.01

Mean length of antibiotic use, (SD), d (n = 2286)

2.4 (2.6)

4.5 (5.6)

2.2 (2.1)

<0.01