Table 2.

Patient characteristics

Characteristic	C-U (80 patient-days)	PB-U (80 patient-days)	P
Age (years)	61.5 (45–71)	54 (37–65)	0.021
Drug prescriptions	17 (11–20)	15 (12.25–18)	0.386
APACHE II	20 (15–30)	20 (16–24)	0.275
SOFA	5 (3–9)	6 (4–8)	0.267
Renal failure (%)	31.2	37.5	0.407
LOS	2 (1–8)	5 (2–9)	0.016

Data are expressed as median with interquartile range in parentheses. Drug prescriptions is the number of drug prescriptions at screening day. APACHE II is the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score at day 0. SOFA is the sepsis-related organ failure assessment score at screening day. Renal failure is creatinine clearance <50 ml/minute. LOS, length of stay at screening day. C-U, computerized unit; PB-U, paper-based unit.