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World J Hepatol. Jul 18, 2017; 9(20): 896-904
Published online Jul 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i20.896
Published online Jul 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i20.896
Table 3 Length of intensive care unit stay, length of exposure to invasive procedures, and time to occurrence of infection in patients who suffered from single vs repeated episodes of infection
| Single episode of infection (n = 21) | Repeated episodes of infection (n = 12) | P value | |
| Length of ICU stay (d) | 6 (5-7) | 7 (5-7) | 0.969 |
| Days on mechanical ventilator | 1 (1-1) | 1 (1-1) | 0.176 |
| Days with CVC | 6 (5-7) | 6 (5-7) | 0.770 |
| Days with urinary catheter | 6 (5-7) | 7 (6-8) | 0.467 |
| Days with drains | 17 (15-20) | 25 (21-30) | 0.002 |
| Time-to-infection (d) | 14 (12-17) | 9 (6-19) | 0.189 |
- Citation: Montasser MF, Abdelkader NA, Abdelhakam SM, Dabbous H, Montasser IF, Massoud YM, Abdelmoaty W, Saleh SA, Bahaa M, Said H, El-Meteini M. Bacterial infections post-living-donor liver transplantation in Egyptian hepatitis C virus-cirrhotic patients: A single-center study. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(20): 896-904
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i20/896.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i20.896