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Table 4 Targets for quality control among study hospitals

From: Comparative point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption between a hospital in Northern Ireland and a hospital in Jordan

 

Medical

Surgical

Group

Antrim Area Hospital (239 antibiotic prescriptions); n (%)

Specialty Hospital (65 antibiotic prescriptions); n (%)

p value

Antrim Area Hospital (66 antibiotic prescriptions); n (%)

Specialty Hospital (56 antibiotic prescriptions); n (%)

p value

Compliance with guidelines (% of prescribed antibiotics)

Compliant

172/239 (72.0%)

59/64 (92.2%)

< 0.001

54/66 (81.8%)

51/55 (92.7%)

0.012

 

Not compliant

45/239 (18.8%)

1/64 (1.6%)

 

10/66 (15.2%)

0

 
 

Non assessable

22/239 (9.2%)

4/64 (6.3%)

 

2/66 (3.0%)

4/55 (7.3%)

 
 

No information

0

1/65 (1.5%)

 

0

1/56 (1.8%)

 

Reason for prescribing antibiotic is documented

 

225 (94.1%)

65 (100%)

0.046

55 (83.3%)

55 (98.2%)

0.006

Stop/review date is documented

 

125 (52.3%)

31 (47.7%)

0.510

32 (48.5%)

36 (64.3%)

0.080

Treatment based on biomarker data (e.g., C reactive protein)

 

168 (70.3%)

35 (53.8%)

0.001

28 (42.4%)

16 (28.6%)

0.112