Table 1 Patient and Infection characteristics
From: The use of antibiotics in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Malawi
Variable | n (%) N = 640 |
|---|---|
Male sex | 326 (51.0%) |
Age in yrs. Median (IQR) | 32 (22–45) |
Specialty | |
Surgery | 213 (33.3%) |
Medicine | 131 (20.5%) |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 108 (16.9%) |
Neurosurgery | 105 (16.4%) |
Peadiatrics | 39 (6.1%) |
Ear, Nose and Throat | 19 (3.0%) |
Othera | 25 (4.0%) |
Admitted from | |
Theatre | 352 (55.0%) |
Emergency department | 137 (21.4%) |
Ward | 128 (20.0%) |
Recovery room | 3 (0.5%) |
Other | 20 (3.1%) |
Diagnosis | |
Serious Infectionb | 141 (22.0%) |
Non-communicable diseasec | 133 (20.8%) |
Traumad | 103 (16.1%) |
Bowel perforation or obstructione | 98 (15.3%) |
Post-delivery or abortion care | 43 (6.7%) |
Acute respiratory diseasef | 35 (5.5%) |
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 16 (2.5%) |
Other/ Unknown | 71 (11.1%) |
Length of stay in days Median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) |
Duration of care with antibiotics in the ICU Median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) |
ICU mortality | 223 (34.8%) |
Length of stay for those who died Median (IQR) | 2 (1–5) |
Hospital Mortality | 291 (45.5%) |