Table 1. Primary physicians and interventions characteristics.
|
Characteristics |
n (%) |
|
Primary physician healthcare setting : |
|
|
Hospital (inpatients) |
|
|
Ambulatory (outpatients) |
226 (9) |
|
Primary physician healthcare setting : |
|
|
Tertiary (university hospital) |
2152 (86) |
|
Farhat HACHED hospital |
1546 (61) |
|
Sahloul hospital |
493 (20) |
|
Others |
113 (5) |
|
Private clinic / medical office |
276 (11) |
|
Secondary / primary |
86 (3) |
|
Primary physician specialty : |
|
|
Medical |
1684 (67) |
|
Surgical |
729 (29) |
|
Intensive care |
101 (4) |
|
Primary physician ward : |
|
|
Endocrinology |
240 (10) |
|
Otorhinolaryngology |
180 (7) |
|
Internal medicine |
177 (7) |
|
Carcinology |
171 (7) |
|
Dermatology |
154 (6) |
|
Rheumatology |
134 (5) |
|
Cardiology |
126 (5) |
|
Gynecology |
122 (5) |
|
Others |
1210 (48) |
|
Primary physician grade : |
|
|
Attending doctor |
1299 (52) |
|
Assistant professor |
522 (21) |
|
Associate professor / professor |
381 (15) |
|
General practitioner |
282 (11) |
|
Specialist |
114 (5) |
|
Postgraduate trainee |
1215 (48) |
|
Intern |
825 (33) |
|
Resident |
390 (15) |
|
Communication of the intervention : |
|
|
Phone calls |
1109 (44) |
|
Bedside consultation |
815 (33) |
|
Notes in patients’ records |
590 (23) |
|
Type of the intervention : |
|
|
Help to antibiotic therapy |
2012 (80) |
|
Help to diagnosis |
351 (14) |
|
Antibiotic prophylaxis / chemoprophylaxis |
77 (3) |
|
Vaccination |
74 (3) |
|
Total |
2514 (100) |