Rates of intravascular device-related bloodstream infection (IVDR BSI) associated with the major types of devices used in clinical practice.*
| . | Rates of IVDR BSI . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | per 100 IVDs . | per 1000 IVD-days . | ||
| Type of IVD (no. studies) . | Pooled Mean . | 95% CI . | Pooled Mean . | 95% CI . |
| * Based on 206 published prospective studies where every device was evaluated for infection.5 | ||||
| Abbreviations: CVCs, central venous catheters | ||||
| Peripheral venous catheters (13) | 0.2 | 0.1-0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3-1.2 |
| Arterial catheters (6) | 1.5 | 0.9-2.4 | 2.9 | 1.8-4.5 |
| Short-term, noncuffed, nonmedicated CVCs (61) | 3.3 | 3.3-4.0 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.4 |
| Hemodialysis catheters | ||||
| Noncuffed (15) | 16.2 | 13.5-18.3 | 2.8 | 2.3-3.1 |
| Cuffed (5) | 6.3 | 4.2-9.2 | 1.1 | 0.7-1.6 |
| Peripherally-inserted central catheters (PICCs)(8) | 1.2 | 0.5-2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2-0.7 |
| Long-term tunneled and cuffed CVCs (18) | 20.9 | 18.2-21.9 | 1.2 | 1.0-1.3 |
| Subcutaneous central venous ports (13) | 5.1 | 4.0-6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1-0.2 |
| . | Rates of IVDR BSI . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | per 100 IVDs . | per 1000 IVD-days . | ||
| Type of IVD (no. studies) . | Pooled Mean . | 95% CI . | Pooled Mean . | 95% CI . |
| * Based on 206 published prospective studies where every device was evaluated for infection.5 | ||||
| Abbreviations: CVCs, central venous catheters | ||||
| Peripheral venous catheters (13) | 0.2 | 0.1-0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3-1.2 |
| Arterial catheters (6) | 1.5 | 0.9-2.4 | 2.9 | 1.8-4.5 |
| Short-term, noncuffed, nonmedicated CVCs (61) | 3.3 | 3.3-4.0 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.4 |
| Hemodialysis catheters | ||||
| Noncuffed (15) | 16.2 | 13.5-18.3 | 2.8 | 2.3-3.1 |
| Cuffed (5) | 6.3 | 4.2-9.2 | 1.1 | 0.7-1.6 |
| Peripherally-inserted central catheters (PICCs)(8) | 1.2 | 0.5-2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2-0.7 |
| Long-term tunneled and cuffed CVCs (18) | 20.9 | 18.2-21.9 | 1.2 | 1.0-1.3 |
| Subcutaneous central venous ports (13) | 5.1 | 4.0-6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1-0.2 |