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Table 6 Basic characteristics of PIVAS in different level of hospital

From: Construction situation, costs and charges associated with pharmacy intravenous admixture services: multi-center cross-sectional survey based on 137 medical institutions in mainland China

Variable

Level III Grade A Hospital

Level III Grade B Hospital

Level II Grade A Hospital

x2/t

P

PIVAS daily average infusion volume (bag)

0–1000

31

4

5

21.468

0.006*

1001–2000

22

5

9

  

2001–3000

15

3

1

  

3001–4000

15

6

0

  

≥4001

19

1

0

  

Management mode

Pharmacy management separately

72

9

8

7.457

0.114

Pharmacist nurse co-manage

7

3

4

  

Pharmacy-based, nursing department-assisted

23

7

4

  

The number of years of operations of PIVAS

6.6 ± 3.87

5.0 ± 2.67

6.1 ± 4.96

1.403

0.249

Area (m2)

604.7 ± 297.3

588.9 ± 241.83

431.1 ± 160.67

2.700

0.071

Number of open wards

29.9 ± 21.86

21.1 ± 14.09

14.2 ± 8.56

11.726

0.003*

Number of biological safety cabinet

6.6 ± 4.00

6.2 ± 2.67

4.0 ± 1.71

3.613

0.030*

Number of horizontal laminar flow table

7.8 ± 4.26

6.8 ± 2.50

4.3 ± 1.40

16.664

0.000*

Number of pharmacists

19.3 ± 16.97

13.9 ± 13.14

7.4 ± 6.26

18.588

0.000*

Number of nurses

13.8 ± 6.62

7.3 ± 2.14

18.0 ± 15.82

7.111

0.029*

  1. *: P < 0.05