Table 5. Variation in Excessive Postprocedural Antimicrobial Prescribing .
| Variable | Procedure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TURBT | TURP | URS | |
| Medical centers, No. | 104 | 94 | 87 |
| Procedural count, mean (SD), No. | 134 (78) | 84 (50) | 74 (47) |
| Frequency of excessive postprocedural antimicrobial prescribing, median (IQR), %a,b | 27.9 (14.7-55.0) | 43.5 (26.4-62.3) | 39.1 (24.4-58.1) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; TURBT, transurethral resection of bladder tumor; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; URS, ureteroscopy.
a
Continuation of inpatient antimicrobial therapy for more than 2 days after the procedure, or an outpatient antimicrobial agent dispensed with 2 or more days’ supply on the day of or day after the procedure, or an outpatient antimicrobial agent dispensed on the second day after the procedure as a continuation of previous inpatient antimicrobial use.
b
Medians and IQRs reflect a ranking of Veterans Health Administration sites according to the frequency of excessive postprocedural antimicrobial use.