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Table 2 Hospital mortality according to duration of empiric antibiotics (N=183)

From: Empiric antibiotic, mechanical ventilation, and central venous catheter duration as potential factors mediating the effect of a checklist prompting intervention on mortality: an exploratory analysis

Duration of empiric antibiotics (days)

Hospital mortality, deaths/N (%)a

1-3

17/121 (14.0)

4-6

8/29 (27.6)

≥7

14/33 (42.4)

  1. a P for trend<0.001.
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BMC Health Services Research

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