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Table 2 Comparison of the device use rates in elderly and non-elderly patients

From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of healthcare-associated infection in elderly patients in a large Chinese tertiary hospital: a 3-year surveillance study

Device

Elderly (≥60 years)

N = 60,332

Non-elderly (< 60 years)

N = 74,305

χ2

P

No. of use

Use rate%

No. of use

Use rate%

Ventilator

1854

3.1

1544

2.1

134.015

< 0.001

Central line

3994

6.6

4103

5.5

71.046

< 0.001

Urinary catheter

16,376

27.1

20,577

27.7

5.048

0.025