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Table 2 Association between successful CVC and patient characteristics

From: Performance of central venous catheterization by medical students: a retrospective study of students’ logbooks

Variable

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

Odds ratio

p-value

Odds ratio

p-value

Number of CVCs

1.09 (1.04 ~ 1.14)

<0.001*

1.10 (1.05 ~ 1.15)

<0.001*

Age

1.01 (1.00 ~ 1.01)

0.234

  

Sex

    

  Female

1.09 (0.84 ~ 1.42)

0.526

  

  Male

1.00

   

Height

1.01 (0.99 ~ 1.02)

0.468

  

Weight

1.00 (0.99 ~ 1.01)

0.826

  

Body mass index

1.00 (0.97 ~ 1.03)

0.960

  

ASA score

1.02 (0.81 ~ 1.27)

0.880

  

Site of central vein

    

  Left femoral

0.51 (0.31 ~ 0.83)

0.006*

0.51 (0.31 ~ 0.83)

0.006*

  Right femoral

0.58 (0.38 `0.89)

0.012*

0.58 (0.38 ~ 0.89)

0.012*

  Left internal jugular

0.55 (0.27 ~ 1.12)

0.100

0.55 (0.27 ~ 1.12)

0.100

  Right internal jugular

1.00

   
  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. CVC: Central venous catheterization.
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