Table 2.
Frequency of various interventions related to possible aggravating factors predisposing to increasing administration of antibiotics in PICU (n = 174)
| INTERVENTION | KINDS OF INTERVENTION | FREQUENCY |
| CATHETERS | Peripheral veins | 17,8% |
| Peripheral veins + arteries | 22,4% | |
| Central catheter (one) | 34,5% | |
| Central catheters 2+ | 25,4% | |
| NUTRITION | Total Parenteral Nutrition | 6,9% |
| Enteral (nasogastric, transpyloric) | 84,5% | |
| HEMODYNAMIC | PiCCO | 12,1% |
| Inotropes | 22,4% | |
| BRAIN MONITORING | ICP catheters ± SjVO2 | 5,7% |
| NEUROSURGICAL | External CSF drainage | 8,6% |
| KIDNEYS' ARTIFICIAL SUPPORT | Hemofiltration continuous | 3,4% |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 1,7% | |
| RESPIRATORY SUPPORT | Mechanical Ventilation | 54.6% |
| High Frequency Ventilation | 2,2% | |
| Tracheotomy | 4,6% | |
| Chest drains | 7,9% |
PiCCO = Pulse contour cardiac output