Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* |
---|---|
Age, mean ± SD (range), yr | 62 ± 15 (17-97) |
Female sex | 329 (50.2) |
Ordering service | |
Medicine | 217 (33.1) |
Oncology | 186 (28.4) |
Surgery | 128 (19.5) |
Malignant hematology | 63 (9.6) |
Cardiology | 39 (5.9) |
Intensive care unit | 23 (3.5) |
Reason for insertion | |
Antibiotics | 341 (52) |
Chemotherapy | 229 (35) |
Parenteral nutrition | 37 (6) |
Other | 49 (7) |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
*Except where noted otherwise.