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Table 3 Central line bloodstream infection rate

From: Reduction of central venous catheter associated blood stream infections following implementation of a resident oversight and credentialing policy

Central Line Bloodstream Infection Rate (CLABSI per 1000 central line days)

Months

FY 08

FY 09

Variance

September

6.17

3.06

-101.63

October

5.37

3.92

-36.99

November

6.03

2.78

-116.91

December

4.78

1.70

-181.18

January

3.78

2.13

-77.46

February

3.32

3.08

-7.79

March

2.67

2.26

-18.14

April

2.15

1.15

-86.96

May

0.73

3.05

76.07

June

2.50

2.16

-15.74

July

3.72

1.16

-220.69

August

2.42

2.25

-7.56

Mean

3.64

2.39

 

Median

3.52

2.26

 

SD

1.68

0.83

 

Lower IQR

2.46

1.92

 

Upper IQR

5.08

3.06

 
  1. p-value = 0.015
  2. SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range