Table 5

Early signs of infection according to the skin preparation procedure used and the known risk factors. Number of patients (%)

48 hours after insertion
Maddox index 0
Maddox index 1–2
Maddox index 3–5

A
B
A
B
A
B

PVCs
81
72
26
20
2
2
Men
51 (63)
46 (64)
17 (65)
11 (55)
2 (100)
2 (100)
Age > 69 years
28 (34)
28 (39)
8 (31)
8 (40)
1 (50)
1 (50)
Immunosuppression
20 (25)
20 (28)
5 (19)
5 (25)
-
-
Insertion site






     Back of the hand
14 (17)
9 (12)
3 (11)
1 (5)
-
-
     Elbow
5 (6)
5 (7)
1 (4)
2 (10)
-
-
     Forearm
62 (76)
55 (76)
20 (77)
17 (85)
2 (100)
2 (100)
Nature of PVC






     Polyurethane
52 (64)
44 (61)
11 (42)
12 (60)
2 (100)
1 (50)
     Polyvinyl chloride
13 (16)
8 (11)
9 (35)
4 (20)
-
1 (50)
     Teflon
18 (22)
20 (28)
4 (15)
4 (20)
-
-
Solutes perfused






     Antibiotics
31 (38)
26 (36)
9 (35)
7 (35)
-
2 (100)
     Anticancer drugs
20 (25)
18 (25)
4 (15)
4 (20)
-
-
     Lipids
2 (2)
-
-
2 (10)
-
-
     Blood products
3 (4)
-
1 (4)
1 (5)
-
-

72 hours after insertion
Maddox index 0
Maddox index 1–2
Maddox index 3–5

A
B
A
B
A
B

PVCs
44
41
15
14
4
1
Men
30 (68)
28 (68)
8 (53)
8 (57)
3 (75)
1 (100)
Age > 69 years
17 (39)
15 (37)
7 (47)
4 (29)
1 (25)
-
Immunosuppression
12 (27)
12 (29)
5 (33)
6 (43)
-
12 (27)
Insertion site






     Back of the hand
6 (14)
4 (10)
4 (27)
-
1 (25)
-
     Elbow
3 (7)
3 (7)
1 (7)
1 (7)
-
-
     Forearm
34 (77)
32 (78)
9 (60)
13 (93)
3 (75)
1 (100)
Nature of PVC






     Polyurethane
26 (59)
23 (56)
5 (33)
5 (36)
1 (25)
1 (100)
     Polyvinyl chloride
8 (18)
5 (12)
4 (27)
3 (21)
3 (75)
-
     Teflon
11 (25)
13 (32)
5 (33)
6 (43)
-
-
Solutes perfused






     Antibiotics
20 (45)
13 (32)
5 (33)
3 (21)
3 (75)
-
     Anticancer drugs
12 (27)
12 (29)
5 (33)
5 (36)
-
-
     Lipids
-
-
1 (7)
1 (7)
-
-
     Blood products
-
-
2 (13)
-
-
-

van der Mee-Marquet for the Bloodstream infection Study Group of the Relais Régional d'Hygiène Hospitalière du Centre BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:1   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-7-1