Table 3.
Control | Computerised decision-support system | |
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DOT by admission for the entire population | ||
Number of observations | 9673 | 11 384 |
Mean (SD) | 3·5 (6·8) | 3·2 (6·2) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–5·0) | 0 (0–5·0) |
DOT by admission only for patients who received antibiotics | ||
Number of observations, n (%) | 4142 (42·8%) | 4578 (40·2%) |
Mean (SD) | 8·1 (8·4) | 7·9 (7·6) |
Median (IQR) | 6·0 (4·0–10·0) | 6·0 (3·0–10·0) |
Geometric mean (SD) | 5·8 (2·3) | 5·6 (2·3) |
Effect of the intervention | ||
Any antibiotic | 1·12* | 0·94–1·33† |
DOT for those who received antibiotics | 0·98‡ | 0·90–1·07† |
Calculation based on non-missing values. The DOT presented was based on strictly positive values. DOT=days of therapy. ITT=intention to treat.
Odds ratio.
95% CI.
Incidence rate ratio.