Table 2.
Antibiotic Durations and Secondary Outcomes of Total Cohort
| Variable | Pre- intervention (n = 166) |
Post-intervention (n = 139) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of total antibiotics, mean (SD), days | 5.3 (3.2) | 3.0 (2.9) | 0.01 |
| Duration of IV antibiotics, mean (SD), days | 2.5 (2.4) | 1.9 (1.8) | 0.02 |
| Total antibiotic duration, n (%) | |||
| 0 to 1 day | 24 (14.5) | 61 (43.8) | |
| 2 to 5 days | 73 (44.0) | 48 (34.6) | |
| 6 to 7 days | 37 (22.3) | 18 (13.0) | |
| 8 to 10 days | 23 (13.8) | 10 (7.2) | |
| 11 to 14 days | 8 (4.8) | 2 (1.4) | |
| More than 14 days | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Inpatient LOS, mean (SD), days | 4.1 (3.9) | 2.9 (2.0) | 0.01 |
| All-cause 30-day readmission, n (%) | 24 (14.5) | 23 (16.6) | 0.25 |
| Respiratory-related 30-day readmission, n (%) | 18 (10.8) | 13 (9.4) | 0.18 |
SD, Standard deviation; IV, intravenous; LOS, length of stay