Table 3.

HPs’ adherence to antibiotic treatment and discharge management regarding EBG criteria

Antibiotic treatment and discharge management	Patients n	Adherence
Antibiotic (AB) treatment
Time (minutes) to AB prescription, median (IQR)	30	165.5 (127.3–255.0)
Time (minutes) to AB administration, median (IQR)	30	235.5 (187.0–401.0)
AB treatment prescribed in accordance with EBG criteria, n (%)	30	4 (13.3)
Adjustment of AB treatment ≤48 h of admission, n (%)	28	22 (78.6)a
Switch from intravenous to oral AB treatment in accordance with EBG criteria, n (%)	20	15 (75.0)b
Discharge management
Prescription of 6 weeks polyclinical control, n (%)	27	21 (77.8)c
Prescription of chest radiography (≤6 weeks post-discharge), n (%)	27	6 (22.2)c

^aAdjusted for patients who were discharged ≤24 h of admission

^bAdjusted for patients who responded to treatment ≤48 h (n = 20)

^cAdjusted for in-hospital mortality (n = 27 surviving patients)