Evaluation of risk factors for a fulminant Clostridium difficile infection after cardiac surgery: a single-center, retrospective cohort study

Table 5 Results of the logistic regression analysis

Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI		p-Value
Diabetes mellitus	1.743	1.154	2.633	0.008
Pre-operative ventilation	3.517	1.323	9.353	0.012
Cross-clamp time > 130 min	1.934	1.123	3.329	0.017
> 8 units RBC	1.952	1.012	3.764	0.046
> 5 units FFP	3.382	2.063	5.544	< 0.001

Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, FFP Fresh-frozen plasma, RBC Red blood cells

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