Table 4.
Patient characteristics in Belgian and Dutch hospitals
| Belgian hospitals | Dutch hospitals | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.1% (298/619) | 46.7% (514/1098) | > 0.05 |
| Median age (years) | 66 | 71 | < 0.001 |
| Range | 18–97 | 19–103 | |
| IQR | IQR = 25.5 | IQR = 19 | |
| Ward specialty | < 0.05 | ||
| Surgery | 47.2% (292/619) | 54.4% (598/1098) | |
| Medicine | 52.8% (327/619) | 45.5% (500/1098) | |
| McCabe score | > 0.05 | ||
| Non fatal (> 5 years) | 78.5%(486/619) | 79.1% (869/1098) | |
| Eventually fatal (1–5 years) | 19.4%(120/619) | 13.5% (148/1098) | |
| Fatal within 1 year | 1.9% (12/619) | 2.3% (25/1098) | |
| Unknown | 0.02% (1/619) | 5.1% (56/1098) | |
| Indwelling medical devices | 63.3% (392/619) | 66.2% (727/1098) | = 0.186 |
| Urinary catheter | 18.1% (112/619) | 19.9% (219/1098) | |
| Intravenous catheter | 58.2% (360/619) | 60.7% (666/1098) | |
| Missing | 0.03% (2/619) | 0.08% (9/1098) | |
| Antimicrobial therapy | 41.5% (257/619) | 42.7% (469/1098) | > 0.05 |
|
Rectal carriage ESBL-E |
15.0% (92/619) | 9.6% (105/1098) | < 0.05 |
NS not significant, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range