Table 2.
Average catheter prevalence (%) per ward type before and after intervention.
| Hospital | Admitted patients (N) | ICU/CCU | Internal medicine | Neurology | Surgery | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | after |
before (155)1) |
after (328)1) |
before (274)1) |
after (378)1) |
before (162)1) |
after (321)1) |
before (558)1) |
after (767)1) |
|
| A1 | 426 | 958 | - | - | 14 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
| A2 | 452 | 619 | 85 | 84 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
| A3 | 345 | 1434 | 82 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 22 |
| A4 | 221 | 1205 | 88 | 87 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 13 |
| A5 | 290 | 802 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 34 | 28 |
| B6 | 1208 | 1834 | 57 | 66 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 21 |
| B7 | 520 | 623 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 21 | 21 | - | - |
| B8 | 1573 | 720 | - | - | 13 | 12 | - | - | 23 | 17 |
| B9 | 420 | 546 | 63 | 60 | 16 | 16 | - | - | 15 | 16 |
| B10 | 949 | 1350 | - | - | 14 | 15 | - | - | 17 | 18 |
| Total | 6404 | 10,091 | 74 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
ICU = intensive care unit. CCU = coronary care unit
1) Number of catheterized patients