|
Year
|
Overall (%)
|
Culture before use (%)
|
Average days (IQR)
|
|---|
|
2018
|
27.08
|
51.71
|
6 (3, 9)
|
|
2019
|
26.26
|
59.28
|
5 (2, 8)
|
|
2020
|
22.83
|
62.70
|
4 (2, 7)
|
|
χ2
|
326.538
|
406.463
|
600.335
|
|
P
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
- ‘Overall’ is the percentage of all inpatients who received an antibiotic during a single year; ‘Culture before use’ is the percentage of antibiotic users who had cultures taken before use; ‘Average days’ is the average duration of use among antibiotic users. IQR, interquartile range
- Bold values mean P values are significant
