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Table 1

From: Education reduces unnecessary diagnostic blood sampling in the intensive care unit (ICU)

 

Before education (n = 43)

After education (n = 63)

Patient-days (total)

263.1

221.5

APACHE II

21 (6–36)

19 (3–36)

Volume sampled (ml/day)

93.5 (76.4–110.5)

46.0 (36.9–55.1)**

NPT (n/day)

7.1 (6.1–7.9)

5.1 (4.2–6.0)*

Laboratory tests (n/day)

8.7 (6.2–11.3)

5.2 (4.3–6.1)*

Blood discarded (ml/day)

20.9 (18.2–23.6)

1.0 (0.8–1.2)**

Costs (€/day)

94.36 (71.81–116.91)

59.24 (50.13–68.35)*

  1. Data presented as mean (95% confidence intervals), except APACHE as median (range). * P < 0.01, ** P < 0.001.
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