Table 1 Carbapenem usage before and after intervention
Before | After | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 1835 | 1608 | ||
Sex = female, n (%) | 694 | (37.8) | 674 | (41.9) |
Age, mean (SD) | 63.0 | (19.9) | 62.3 | (21.3) |
Medication, n (%) | ||||
MEPM | 1577 | (85.9) | 1451 | (90.2) |
Internal Medicine | 580 | (31.6) | 558 | (34.7) |
Surgery | 750 | (40.9) | 558 | (34.7) |
Gastrointestinal Surgery | 530 | (28.9) | 353 | (22.0) |
Others | 247 | (13.5) | 334 | (20.8) |
DRPM | 198 | (10.8) | 79 | (4.9) |
Internal Medicine | 27 | (1.5) | 14 | (0.9) |
Surgery | 103 | (5.6) | 20 | (1.2) |
Gastrointestinal Surgery | 102 | (5.5) | 19 | (1.2) |
Others | 68 | (3.7) | 45 | (2.8) |
IPM/CS | 60 | (3.3) | 78 | (4.9) |
Internal Medicine | 14 | (0.8) | 18 | (1.1) |
Surgery | 34 | (1.9) | 40 | (2.5) |
Gastrointestinal Surgery | 4 | (0.2) | 24 | (1.5) |
Others | 12 | (0.7) | 20 | (1.2) |
Treatment duration days, mean (SD) | 8.4 | (7.6) | 7.3 | (6.5) |