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Table 1 Characteristics of participating hospitals and ICUs ( n= 44)

From: Impact of compliance with infection management guidelines on outcome in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective observational multi-center study

Hospital

Data

University hospital

10 (22.7%)

Level of care

 

 Primary care hospitals

14 (31.8%)

 Secondary care hospitals

12 (27.3%)

 Tertiary care hospitals

18 (40.9%)

Hospital beds

581 (416 to 1,055)

Number of ICUs

2 (1 to 4)

Inhospital biochemistry laboratory

43 (97.7%)

Inhospital microbiology department

30 (68 to 2%)

ICU beds

15 (10 to 29)

ICU patients per annum

1,200 (900 to 2,050)

Emergency department

 

 Emergency department available

37 (84.1%)

 Lactate available within 1 hour

38 (86.4%)

 Broad-spectrum antibiotics available

36 (81.8%)

 Prehospital emergency physician available

39 (88.6%)

  1. Data are shown as number (percentage) for categorical data or median (interquartile range) for continuous data.