Table 1 |
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Numbers of patients classified by site of central venous cannula and infectious complication |
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Infectious complication |
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Central line site |
None |
Exit Site |
Bacteraemia/Septicaemia |
Total |
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|
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Internal jugular |
686 |
152 |
96 |
934 |
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Subclavian |
451 |
35 |
38 |
524 |
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Femoral |
168 |
58 |
22 |
248 |
|
Total |
1305 |
245 |
156 |
1706 |
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Bewick et al. Critical Care 2004 8:46 doi:10.1186/cc2428 |
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