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Table 5 Central line days

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

Central Line Days (# central line days)

Months

FY 08

FY 09

Variance

September

4376.00

3923.00

-11.55

October

5219.00

3830.00

-36.27

November

4808.00

4316.00

-11.40

December

4598.00

4114.00

-11.76

January

4758.00

4226.00

-12.59

February

4213.00

4224.00

0.26

March

4861.00

4443.00

-9.41

April

4190.00

4352.00

3.72

May

4090.00

3938.00

-3.86

June

4393.00

4146.00

-5.96

July

4842.00

4356.00

-11.16

August

4198.00

4448.00

5.62

Mean

4545.50

4193.00

 

Median

4495.50

4225.00

 

SD

353.56

207.74

 

Lower IQR

4205.50

4025.00

 

Upper IQR

4825.00

4354.00

 
  1. p-value = 0.019
  2. SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range