TABLE 3.
Prescription data from the index admission through the intermediate care bed facilities admission.
| Variables | Mean | s.d. | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics | ||||
| Ceftriaxone and/or azithromycin | - | - | 280 | 19.4 |
| Duration of ceftriaxone (days) | 3.1 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Duration of azithromycin (days) | 2.8 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Amoxicillin clavulanate | - | - | 91 | 6.3 |
| Duration (days) | 4.0 | 2.1 | - | - |
| Second line antibiotics | - | - | 31 | 2.1 |
| LMWH | ||||
| Duration per patient (days) | - | - | - | - |
| Total LMWH received | 8.2 | 6.4 | - | - |
| Therapeutic dose | 6.6 | 5.1 | - | - |
| Prophylactic dose | 7.7 | 5.4 | - | - |
| Type per patient | - | - | - | - |
| Prophylactic dosing only | - | - | 836 | 57.8 |
| Therapeutic dosing only | - | - | 140 | 9.7 |
| Prophylactic + therapeutic dosing | - | - | 309 | 21.4 |
| Any LMWH received | - | - | 1285 | 88.9 |
| Steroids | ||||
| Duration per patient (days) | 8.3 | 5.2 | - | - |
| Prednisone only | - | - | 864 | 59.8 |
| Dexamethasone or hydrocortisone | - | - | 271 | 18.7 |
| Any steroids received | - | - | 918 | 63.5 |
| Oxygen at ICBF | ||||
| Patients requiring oxygen | - | - | 1154 | 79.8 |
| Duration (days) | 4.7 | 4.2 | - | - |
| Oxygen delivery device during admission, | - | - | - | - |
| NC/FM/NRB/Combination | - | - | 1130 | 78.1 |
| HFNC | - | - | 23 | 1.6 |
NC, nasal cannula; FM, face mask; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; NRB, non-rebreather mask; HFNC, high flow nasal cannula; HFNO, high flow nasal oxygen; s.d, standard deviation.