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Table 4 Percentage of inpatients receiving a chest radiograph (CXR), antibiotics or number of laboratory tests ordered

From: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of rapid on-site influenza and respiratory syncytial virus PCR testing in paediatric and adult populations

Alberta Children’s Hospital

 

ROST

Standard

p value

Percent with CXR ordera

 All results

17.1 (12.3–23.3)

28.9 (23.0–35.6)

0.0073

 Flu positive

9.09 (1.62–27.8)

16.0 (6.40–34.7)

0.67

 RSV positive

22.5 (12.3–37.5)

36.8 (23.4–52.7)

0.22

 Flu & RSV negative

16.8 (11.2–24.5)

29.0 (21.9–37.3)

0.025

Mean number of laboratory tests orderedb

 All results

3.85 (2.94–4.75)

5.39 (4.10–6.69)

0.057

 Flu positive

2.41 (0.769–4.05)

2.64 (0.960–4.32)

0.84

 RSV positive

2.23 (1.08–3.37)

4.00 (1.84–6.16)

0.14

 Flu & RSV negative

4.66 (3.38–5.94)

6.32 (4.54–8.10)

0.14

Percent with an antibiotic orderb

 All results

38.1 (31.4–45.4)

47.4 (40.5–54.4)

0.076

 Flu positive

22.7 (10.1–43.4)

44.0 (26.7–62.9)

0.22

 RSV positive

37.5 (24.2–53.0)

57.9 (42.2–72.1)

0.11

 Flu & RSV negative

41.2 (32.7–50.2)

45.0 (36.8–53.6)

0.61

Peter Lougheed Centre

 

ROST

Standard

p value

Percent with CXR ordera

 All results

24.4 (18.3–31.7)

26.9 (20.9–33.9)

0.61

 Flu positive

4.55 (0.233–21.8)

26.9 (13.7–46.1)

0.055

 RSV positive

36.4 (15.2–64.6)

22.2 (3.95–54.7)

0.64

 Flu & RSV negative

26.8 (19.8–35.3)

27.1 (20.5–35.1)

 > 0.99

Mean number of laboratory tests orderedb

 All results

5.33 (4.59–6.06)

6.51 (5.64–7.38)

0.043

 Flu positive

5.09 (3.93–6.25)

7.85 (5.50–10.2)

0.046

 RSV positive

6.64 (2.53–10.8)

7.00 (1.51–12.5)

0.90

 Flu & RSV positive

5.25 (4.39–6.11)

6.23 (5.27–7.18)

0.14

Percent with an antibiotic orderb

 All results

56.7 (48.9–64.2)

59.4 (52.0–66.4)

0.66

 Flu positive

54.5 (34.7–73.1)

69.2 (50.0–83.5)

0.37

 RSV positive

63.6 (35.4–84.8)

66.7 (35.4–87.9)

 > 0.99

 Flu & RSV negative

56.5 (47.7–64.9)

57.1 (48.9–65.0)

 > 0.99

  1. Data are in proportion (%) (95% confidence intervals) or mean (standard error of the mean). ROST=rapid on-site testing
  2. Alberta Children's Hospital: All results: ROST n = 181, standard n = 194. Flu positive: ROST n = 22, standard n = 25. RSV positive: ROST n = 40, standard n = 38. Flu and RSV negative: ROST n = 119, standard n = 131
  3. Peter Lougheed Centre: All results: ROST n = 157, standard n = 175. Flu positive: ROST n = 22, standard n = 26. RSV positive: ROST n = 11, standard n = 9. Flu and RSV negative: ROST n = 124, standard n = 140
  4. aStatistical analysis done using Fisher’s exact test
  5. bStatistical analysis done using unpaired t-test assuming Gaussian distribution with two-tailed p value