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Table 1 Facility information

From: Comparison of facilities with and without additional medical fees for nutrition support team activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Total n = 47

NST group n = 34

Non-NST group n = 13

National hospital

2 (4.3)

1 (3.0)

1 (7.7)

Public hospital

18 (38.3)

15 (44.1)

3 (23.1)

Private medical institutions

27 (57.4)

18 (52.9)

9 (69.2)

General hospitals

33 (70.2)

29 (85.3)*

4 (30.8)

Mixed healthcare facilities

10 (21.3)

3 (8.8)

7 (53.8)

Nursing facilities

3 (6.4)

2 (5.9)

1 (7.7)

Psychiatric hospital

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.7)

 < 200 beds

8 (17.0)

4 (11.8)

4 (30.8)

200–599 beds

30 (63.8)

21 (64.7)

9 (69.2)

 > 600 beds

9 (19.2)

9 (26.5)

0 (0.0)

Facilities for infection control prevention additional medical fee 1

33 (70.2)

27 (79.4)**

6 (46.2)

Facilities for infection control prevention additional medical fee 2

14 (29.8)

7 (20.6)

7 (53.8)

Presence of standards such as CRBSI prevention manuals

 Standards ( +) / Documentation ( +)

41 (87.2)

31 (91.1)

10 (76.9)

 Standards ( +) / Documentation (-)

5 (10.6)

2 (5.8)

3 (23.1)

 Standards (-) / Documentation (-)

1 (2.1)

1 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

Number of facilities with sterile preparation processing fee/non-fee (%)

35/12 (74.5/25.5)

27/7 (79.4/20.6)

8/5 (61.5/38.5)

 TPN sterile preparation rate

80 [57–95]

80 [70–90]

83 [31–98]

 PPN sterile preparation rate

0 [0–5]

0 [0–5]

0 [0–38.7]

Number of closed-infusion systems used

44 (93.6)

31 (91.1)

13 (100.0)

Number of inline filters used

28 (59.5)

18 (52.9)

10 (76.9)

Disinfectant for CVC insertion site

 Povidone–iodine

33 (70.2)

25 (73.5)

8 (61.5)

 Chlorhexidine–alcohol

21 (44.6)

17 (50.0)

4 (30.7)

 Ethanol

8 (17.0)

7 (20.5)

1 (7.6)

 Chlorhexidine

6 (12.7)

4 (11.7)

2 (15.3)

Flush volume following fat emulsion administration

 5 mL saline

5 (10.6)

4 (11.7)

1 (7.6)

 10 mL saline

21 (44.6)

14 (41.1)

7 (53.8)

 20 mL saline

15 (31.9)

10 (29.4)

5 (38.4)

 50 mL saline

2 (4.2)

2 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

  1. % (number), Median [interquartile range]
  2. *p < 0.01
  3. **p < 0.05