Table 4.

Characteristics of the wards

Ward characteristics	SAS†	n=47	TDS‡	n=20
Hospital	University based hospital	n=16	University based hospital	n=9
	General hospital A	n=15	General hospital A	n=5
	General hospital B	n=16	General hospital B	n=6
Specialism	Surgical ward	n=14	Surgical ward	n=7
	Medical ward	n=16	Medical ward	n=8
	Intensive care unit	n=12	Intensive care unit	n=1
	Paediatric ward	n=5	Paediatric ward	n=4

^†State-of-the-art strategy.

^‡Team and leaders-directed strategy.