Table 1.
Characteristics and rate of antibiotic use over 1 day for clean surgery by hospitals.
| Characteristics | Number of hospitals (n = 278) | Rate (%) (n = 9491) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | Median | (IQR) | ||
| Overall | 278 | (100.0) | 9491 | 11.1 | (1.9–30.0) | |
| Accreditation level | ||||||
| Medical centers | 23 | (8.3) | 940 | 6.9 | (4.2–10.6) | <.001 |
| Regional hospitals | 74 | (26.6) | 3060 | 12.9 | (6.3–25.0) | |
| Local hospitals | 181 | (65.1) | 5491 | 12.5 | (0.0–41.4) | |
| Ownership | ||||||
| Public hospitals | 68 | (24.4) | 2711 | 13.5 | (4.8–33.3) | <.001 |
| Private hospitals | 103 | (37.1) | 2922 | 7.7 | (0.0–37.5) | |
| Medical care corporation hospitals | 26 | (9.4) | 824 | 20.0 | (6.0–40.0) | |
| Medical care foundation hospitals | 81 | (29.1) | 3034 | 9.8 | (4.4–20.0) | |
| Teaching status | ||||||
| Yes | 133 | (47.8) | 5304 | 11.0 | (5.2–23.1) | <.001 |
| No | 145 | (52.2) | 4187 | 11.5 | (0.0–45.0) | |
| Geographic region | ||||||
| Taipei area | 62 | (22.3) | 2243 | 13.6 | (4.4–33.3) | .612 |
| Northern area | 46 | (16.5) | 1476 | 10.1 | (0.0–30.7) | |
| Central area | 63 | (22.7) | 1975 | 9.4 | (0.0–28.6) | |
| Southern area | 35 | (12.6) | 1285 | 10.7 | (3.1–26.3) | |
| Kao-Ping area | 60 | (21.6) | 1999 | 11.6 | (1.3–33.3) | |
| Eastern area | 12 | (4.3) | 513 | 8.2 | (0.0–24.8) | |
Abbreviation: IQR = interquartile range.