Table 2.
Adherence to SDD intervention.
| SDD treatment method | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Any | Oral paste | Gastric Suspension | |
| Patients | |||
| Enrolled, n | 56 | ||
| Received SDD, n (%) | 55 (98.2) | ||
| Received SDD within 6 h of enrolment, n (%) | 38 (67.9) | ||
| Doses | |||
| Total expected1, n | 1330 | 1330 | |
| Total administered, n (%) | 1208 (90.8) | 1209 (90.9) | |
| Total not administered, n (%) | 122 (9.2) | 121 (9.1) | |
| Median (IQR) per patient | 14.0 (9.0, 32.0) | 14.0 (9.0, 32.0) | |
| Reasons for doses not given | |||
| Not applicable, n (%) | 13 (10.7) | 4 (3.3) | |
| Nil by mouth, n (%) | 36 (29.5) | 38 (31.1) | |
| Unable to administer via prescribed route, n (%) | 4 (3.3) | 5 (4.1) | |
| Dose missed, n (%) | 32 (26.2) | 30 (24.6) | |
| Omitted on clinician's instruction, n (%) | 6 (4.9) | 6 (4.9) | |
| SDD not available, n (%) | 10 (8.2) | 13 (10.7) | |
| Prescription issues, n (%) | 9 (7.4) | 14 (11.5) | |
| Parent decision, n (%) | 11 (9.0) | 10 (8.2) | |
n: Number of patients or doses; %: Percentage of patients or doses.; 1 Patient ventilated (based on CRF data).