Table 2 Demographic, clinical, and hospitalization characteristics from patients included in the longitudinal study
Variable | Total, n (%) n = 404 | VAPϯ n (%) n = 17 | SSIф n (%) n = 29 | BSI2 n (%) n = 27 | UTI1 n (%) n = 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 209 (51.7) | 8 (47.0) | 6 (20.7) | 13 (48.2) | 6 (40.0) |
Female | 195 (48.3) | 9 (53.0) | 23 (79.3) | 14 (51.9) | 9 (60.0) |
Hospital discharge | |||||
Recovery | 233 (58.4) | 1 (5.9) | 23 (79.3) | 12 (44.4) | 6 (40.0) |
Discharges against medical advice | 40 (10.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Death | 106 (26.6) | 15 (88.2) | 2 (6.9) | 12 (44.4) | 7 (46.7) |
Transport to another hospital | 20 (5.0) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (7.5) | 2 (13.3) |
Start day of antibiotic prescription | |||||
First day | 191 (59.5) | 12 (70.6) | 16 (55.2) | 17 (63.0) | 7 (46.6) |
Second days and above | 130 (40.5) | 5 (29.4) | 13 (44.8) | 10 (37.0) | 8 (53.4) |
Days with Endotracheal ventilation | |||||
< 8 days | 28 (56.0) | 2 (11.8) | 4 (100.0) | 7 (70.0) | 2 (28.6) |
≥ 8 days | 22 (44.0) | 15 (88.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (30.0) | 5 (71.4) |
Number of urine catheter | |||||
1 | 289 (91.7) | 15 (88.2) | 7 (70.0) | 19 (82.6) | 15 (80.0) |
≥ 2 | 28 (8.3) | 2 (11.8) | 3 (30.0) | 4 (17.4) | 3 (20.0) |
Mean ± SD | |||||
Age (years) | 58.5 ± 1.05 | 57.06 ± 4.78 | 40.0 ± 3.68 | 57.02 ± 5.07 | 57.3 ± 4.60 |
Admission duration (days) | 11.11 ± 0.5 | 22 ± 2.95 | 13.48 ± 2.32 | 14.62 ± 2.5 | 20.9 ± 4.03 |
Duration of antibiotic Use in HAI patients (years) | 12.26 ± 0.93 | 20.35 ± 2.65 | 10.38 ± 1.62 | 10.7 ± 1.6 | 16.53 ± 3.86 |