Table 3.
Summary of quality indicators for antimicrobial prescribing.
| July 2019, N (%) | January 2020, N (%) | Statistical Parameters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | Surgical | ICU | Medical | Surgical | ICU | χ2, p-Value | |
| Reasons in medical notes | 62 (68.1) | 52 (78.8) | 17 (100) | 66 (95.7) | 50 (98.0) | 17 (100) | 2.758, 0.2519 |
| Guidelines missing | 4 (4.4) | 22 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (8.7) | 20 (39.2) | 0 (0) | - |
| Guideline compliant | 36 (73.5) | 13 (59.1) | 8 (88.9) | 33 (76.7) | 11 (68.8) | 8 (100) | 0.2510, 0.8821 |
| Stop/review date | 86 (94.5) | 66 (100) | 17 (100) | 69 (100) | 51 (100) | 17 (100) | 0.08619, 0.9578 |
For reasons in medical notes and stop/review dates documented, N = number of antimicrobial agents prescribed. ICU: Intensive Care Unit.