Table 3.

Device utilization ratios in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in 12 adult ICUs of General Ministry of Health hospitals, KSA, 2013–2016.

Hospital	ICU	Central line device days	Bed days	Central line utilization ratio (95%CI)	Urinary catheter device days	Bed days	Urinary catheter utilization ratio (95%CI)	Mechanical ventilator-Device days	MV-Bed days	Mechanical ventilator-utilization ratio (95%CI)
Hospital A	Coronary	104	226	0.46 (0.38–0.56)	872	1260	0.69 0.65–0.74	123	233	0.53 0.44–0.63
Hospital B		28	38	0.74 0.5–1.05	180	231	0.78 0.67–0.89	72	132	0.55 0.43–0.68
Group 1 (4 hospitals)	Medical/Surgical BED < 15	2033	3523	0.58 0.55–0.6	4736	6342	0.75 0.73–0.77	2730	5089	0.54 0.52–0.56
Group 2 (2 hospitals)	Medical/Surgical BED > 15 (09/13–03/15)	1766	5388	0.33 0.31–0.34	3834	9191	0.42 0.40–0.43	2359	7659	0.31 0.29–0.32
Group 3 (2 hospitals)	Medical/Surgical BED > 15 (09/13–02/16)	8300	12482	0.66 0.65–0.68	18,299	23049	0.79 0.78–0.81	12672	19590	0.65 0.64–0.66
Group 4 (3 hospitals)	Medical/Surgical BED > 15 (09/15–03/16)	1374	2137	0.64 0.61–0.68	3784	4435	0.85 0.83–0.88	2133	2270	0.94 0.90–0.98
Group 5 (1 hospital)	Medical/Surgical BED > 15 (01/15–02/16)	109	2324	0.05 0.68–0.06	266	4645	0.06 0.05–0.06	137	2963	0.05 0.04–0.06