Table 1.

Comparison of clinical variables between the groups 1 year before and 1 year after the implementation of daily multiprofessional rounds.

Category	Pre-rounds (n = 12)	Post-rounds (n = 12)	P-value
Monthly admissions	26.67 ± 7.75	27.67 ± 5.05	.712*
Patients-days	233 [211–248]	240 [233–244]	.514†
ICU occupancy rate (%)	96.50 [88.2–102]	100 [95.5–102]	.551†
Mean age	46.7 [44.2–48.7]	47.9 [42.7–56.1]	.590†
ICU length of stay (d)	13.24 ± 4.83	12.71 ± 4.17	.779*
Monthly medical admissions	10 ± 4.57	10.1 ± 4.4	.928*
Monthly surgical admissions	10 ± 2.69	10 ± 3.60	.949*
Mean SAPS 3	39.40 ± 4.88	60.63 ± 7.45	<.001*
Predicted mortality rate (%)	10.5 [5.5–15.7]	41.5 [27–47]	<.001†
Mortality rate (%)	37.0 [30.5–53.2]	35.5 [21.2–42.0]	.266†
Standardized mortality ratio	3.6 [2.4–6.0]	0.7 [0.5–1.4]	<.001†
Patient-days using CVC	101.5 ± 55.63	161.33 ± 31.90	.004*
CVC utilization rate (%)	42.92 ± 21.48	67.50 ± 12.51	.002*
Patient-days using IUC	171 [109–211]	210 [181–220]	.033†
IUC utilization rate (%)	71.5 [52.7–88.2]	88.0 [77.5–91.5]	.060†
Patient-days using IMV	140 [85–163]	155 [132–166]	.219†
IMV utilization rate (%)	55.08 ± 13.98	63.42 ± 10.63	.115*
IMV duration (d)	9.5 [8–10]	7 [6–8]	.017†

CVC = central venous catheter, IMV = invasive mechanical ventilation, IUC = indwelling urinary catheter, SAPS 3 = Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3.

^*Student t-test for independent samples.

^†Mann–Whitney U test.