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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacotherapy. 2019 Jan 7;39(3):261–270. doi: 10.1002/phar.2201

Table 2.

Description of cumulative variables after cohort entry

Any AP (n=7118) Cefepime (n=5274) Meropenem (n=3625) Piperacillin-tazobactam (n=2463)
Overall AP exposure (days), median (IQR) 7 (3–12) 5 (3–9) 7 (3–12) 4 (2–7)
Overall hospital days, median (IQR) 13 (7–24) 12 (6–23) 13 (6–25) 11 (6–21)
Days in ICU, median (IQR) 2 (0–8) 2 (0–8) 2 (0–9) 3 (0–7)
Mechanical ventilation days, median (IQR) 2 (0–7) 2 (0–8) 3 (0–9) 2 (0–7)
Central line days, median (IQR) 7 (1–17) 8 (2–19) 10 (3–21) 8 (2–16)
Urinary catheter days, median (IQR) 5 (0–12) 5 (0–13) 6 (1–14) 5 (1–12)

AP: antipseudomonal beta-lactam; IQR: interquartile range; ICU: intensive care unit