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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of chart review cohort

From: Evaluating the impact of a novel restricted reimbursement policy for quinolone antibiotics: A time series analysis

Chart Review Information

 

Total number of charts reviewed

n = 3,846

Number of GP practices visited

n = 60

Study Population - Patient visits confirmed to have an infection of interest (%)

1,681 (43.7%)

Median age (IQR) for patients with visits, years

73 (69, 79)

Female, n (%)

1,110 (66.0%)

Number of infection visits before OSA program implementation, n (%)

804 (47.8%)

Number of infection visits after OSA program implementation, n (%)

877 (52.3%)

Infections of interest among included patient visits

n = 1,681

AECB, n (%)

101 (6.0%)

URTI, n (%)

1,070 (63.6%)

Pneumonia, n (%)

146 (8.7%)

UTI, n (%)

366 (21.9%)

Antibiotic Use Following Infection of Interest

n = 1,681

No Antibiotic Use

536 (31.9%)

Any Antibiotic Use

1,145 (68.1%)

Quinolone Use

351 (30.7%)