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Table 2 Comparison of quality of care indicators between the groups

From: Decreased quality of care for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Quality of care indicators

2019 (n = 33)

2020 (n = 35)

p value

ID consultation, n (%)

33/33 (100)

26/35 (74)

0.002

Early source control, n (%)

   

 Removal of intravascular cathetera

11/11 (100)

10/10 (100)

n.d

 Surgical intervention/drainageb

4/4 (100)

2/2 (100)

n.d

Follow-up blood culture, n (%)

29/31* (94)

28/33* (85)

0.428

Echocardiography, n (%)

25/30* (83)

23/33* (70)

0.156

 TTE, n (%)

16/30* (53)

17/33* (52)

n.d

 TEE, n (%)

9/30* (30)

6/33* (18)

n.d

Adequate antibiotic therapy, n (%)

28/29* (97)

30/31* (97)

1

Uncomplicated SAB, n (%)

9/33 (27)

11/35 (31)

n.d

Complicated SAB, n (%)

24/33 (73)

24/35 (69)

n.d

Fulfillment of indicators, n (%)

27/29* (93)

21/32* (66)*

0.012

  1. aPatient with a catheter infection; bpatient with a soft tissue abscess or surgical wound abscess; *Individual quality indicators were not determined in all patients due to the early death of the patients or transfer to another hospital; ID infectious disease; SAB Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia; TTE transthoracic echocardiography; TEE transesophageal echocardiography; n.d not defined