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Table 4 The risk factors for nosocomial infection in RICU

From: Epidemiology and risk factors for nosocomial infection in the respiratory intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in China: A prospective surveillance during 2013 and 2015

Factors

No

Crude

Adjusted

Patients with infections

Patients without infections

OR

95%CI

p-value

OR

95%CI

p-value

Age, years

 < 60

35

826

1

  

1

  

 ≥ 60

67

419

0.97

0.64~1.49

0.892

1.43

0.81~2.55

0.221

Gender

 Male

67

826

1

  

1

  

 Female

35

419

0.97

0.64~1.49

0.892

0.79

0.44~1.41

0.423

Admission diagnosis

 COPD

31

493

1

  

1

  

 Pneumonia

43

509

1.34

0.83~2.17

0.226

0.16

0.02~1.26

0.082

 Lung cancer

21

135

2.47

1.38~4.44

0.002

0.11

0.02~0.80

0.059

 Others

7

108

1.03

0.44~2.40

0.944

0.18

0.03~1.20

0.076

ASIS

 A

9

212

1

  

1

  

 B

27

548

1.16

0.54~2.51

0.705

1.16

0.81~1.66

0.412

 C

45

410

2.59

1.24~5.39

0.011

1.44

0.92~2.25

0.116

 D

13

60

5.10

2.08~12.52

0.000

1.65

1.15~2.37

0.007

 E

8

15

12.56

4.24~37.25

0.000

5.22

2.63~10.38

0.000

RICU stay, days

<10

19

756

1

  

1

  

 10~30

33

412

3.19

1.79~5.48

0.000

2.32

1.19~4.65

0.018

 30~60

21

51

16.38

8.28~32.41

0.000

8.93

3.17~21.23

0.000

  ≥ 60

29

26

44.38

22.08~89.21

0.000

31.25

11.80~63.65

0.000

Diabetes mellitus

 No

35

795

1

  

1

  

 Yes

67

450

3.38

2.21~5.17

0.000

1.14

0.94~1.38

0.183

Hypertension

 No

66

889

1

  

1

  

 Yes

36

356

1.36

0.89~2.08

0.153

1.06

0.88~1.26

0.321

Cerebrovascular diseases

 No

71

895

1

  

1

  

 Yes

31

350

1.12

0.72~1.73

0.623

1.05

0.81~1.24

0.226

Post-operative tumor

 No

82

1063

1

  

1

  

 Yes

20

182

1.43

0.85~2.38

0.177

1.06

0.87~1.15

0.197

Trauma

 No

82

1187

1

  

1

  

 Yes

20

58

4.99

2.87~8.70

0.000

1.23

0.92~1.27

0.08

Immunosuppressive therapy

 No

13

729

1

  

1

  

 Yes

89

516

9.67

5.35~17.50

0.000

1.82

1.53~4.06

0.013

Urinary catheterization

 No

39

533

1

  

1

  

 Yes

63

712

1.21

0.80~1.83

0.369

1.27

0.94~1.71

0.116

Central venous catheterization

 No

55

753

1

  

1

  

 Yes

47

492

1.31

0.87~1.96

0.195

1.30

0.78~2.17

0.318

Ventilator

 No

78

1027

1

  

1

  

 Yes

24

218

1.45

0.90~2.34

0.13

2.70

1.33~5.35

0.006

Endotracheal intubation

 No

83

1172

1

  

1

  

 Yes

19

73

3.68

2.12~6.38

0.000

1.28

0.81~2.06

0.283

Tracheotomy

 No

23

467

1

  

1

  

 Yes

79

778

1.67

1.03~2.69

0.036

1.14

0.78~1.52

0.389