Table 2 Demographic data of the 557 Sao Paulo Hospital patients who used vancomycin between March 1st and September 30th 2002
Variables | N | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 315 | 56.6 |
Female | 242 | 43.4 |
Age | ||
< 60 years | 374 | 67.1 |
≥ 60 years | 183 | 32.9 |
Length of hospital stay | ||
< 2 weeks | 102 | 18.3 |
≥ 2 weeks | 455 | 81.7 |
Unit | ||
ICU (Pediatrics and general) | 263 | 47.2 |
General practice | 158 | 28.4 |
Pediatrics | 71 | 12.7 |
Surgery | 47 | 8.4 |
Others | 18 | 3.2 |
Diagnosis | ||
Infectious diseases | 126 | 22.6 |
Hematological diseases | 66 | 11.8 |
Cardiac diseases | 68 | 12.2 |
Malignancies disease | 59 | 10.6 |
Neurological diseases | 55 | 9.9 |
Gastrointestinal diseases | 52 | 9.3 |
Gynecological-urinary diseases | 43 | 7.7 |
Others | 88 | 15.9 |
Neutropenia | ||
Yes | 28 | 5.0 |
No | 529 | 95.0 |
Oral-Tracheal intubation | ||
Yes | 308 | 55.3 |
No | 249 | 44.7 |
Central venous catheter | ||
Yes | 354 | 63.6 |
No | 203 | 36.4 |
Vancomycin use period | ||
< 2 weeks | 324 | 58.2 |
≥ 2 two weeks | 233 | 41.8 |
Outcome | ||
Discharge | 295 | 53.0 |
Death | 262 | 47.0 |