Table 2.
Outcomes of the control and intervention patient population in non-palliative patients who survived the minimum treatment period (at least 13 days)
| Adherence to IDSA Guidelines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (Baseline) | 2012 (Intervention) | Odds ratio (95 % CI) | P value | |
| Overall | 65/102 (63.7 %) | 77/96 (80.2 %) | 2.3 (1.2–4.4) | 0.01 |
| Hospital 1 | 38/55 (69.1 %) | 41/50 (82 %) | 2.1 (0.8–5.1) | 0.12 |
| Hospital 2 | 27/47 (57.4 %) | 36/46 (78.3 %) | 2.7 (1.1–6.6) | 0.03 |
| Reason for non-adherence to guidelines | ||||
| No TTE | 15/102 (14.7 %) | 7/96 (7.3 %) | 0.46 (0.18–1.17) | 0.10 |
| No Follow-up cultures | 13/102 (12.7 %) | 10/96 (10.4 %) | 0.80 (0.33–1.91) | 0.61 |
| Inappropriate Antibiotic Duration | 12/102 (11.8 %) | 3/96 (3.1 %) | 0.24 (0.07–0.88) | 0.02 |
| No source control (cases with source) | 1/66 (1.5 %) | 0/61 (0.0 %) | 0.99 (0.96–1.01) | 0.34 |
| Greater than one of the above reasons for non–adherence to guidelines | 12/102 (11.8 %) | 3/96 (3.1 %) | 0.24 (0.07–0.89) | 0.02 |
Abbreviations: IDSA infectious disease society of America, CI confidence interval, TTE trans-thoracic echocardiogram