Table 5 Basic characteristics of PIVAS in different region
Variable | Eastern China | Western China | Central China | x2/F | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIVAS daily average infusion volume (bag) | 0–1000 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 10.937 | 0.205 |
1001–2000 | 22 | 7 | 7 | |||
2001–3000 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |||
3001–4000 | 13 | 4 | 4 | |||
≥4001 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |||
Management mode | Pharmacy management separately | 47 | 27 | 15 | 3.657 | 0.454 |
Pharmacist nurse co-manage | 8 | 2 | 4 | |||
Pharmacy-based, nursing department-assisted | 22 | 8 | 4 | |||
The number of years of operations of PIVAS | 6.5 ± 3.94 | 6.5 ± 4.54 | 5.4 ± 2.15 | 0.807 | 0.668 | |
Area (m2) | 611 ± 276.21 | 539 ± 281.16 | 556 ± 301.29 | 0.922 | 0.400 | |
Number of open wards | 28.3 ± 22.06 | 21.2 ± 16.01 | 31.1 ± 20.30 | 2.133 | 0.122 | |
Number of biological safety cabinet | 6.8 ± 4.07 | 4.8 ± 2.84 | 6.8 ± 3.18 | 4.355 | 0.015* | |
Number of horizontal laminar flow table | 7.5 ± 3.54 | 6.2 ± 3.83 | 7.9 ± 5.27 | 1.669 | 0.192 | |
Number of pharmacists | 17.6 ± 16.20 | 15.4 ± 15.17 | 18.8 ± 17.28 | 0.359 | 0.699 | |
Number of nurses | 143 ± 10.46 | 13.2 ± 6.96 | 11.6 ± 6.37 | 0.284 | 0.754 | |