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Table 4 Application of study protocol by nurses per intervention period

From: Physicians' and nurses' opinions on selective decontamination of the digestive tract and selective oropharyngeal decontamination: a survey

 

SDD

SOD

Standard care

P value

Extra time in minutes - median (IQR)

5.0 (2-5)

3.0 (0-5)

3.0 (0-5)

0.000

Problems - % of times reported

79

74

  

- Patient disliked taste of oral paste - %

   48

   44

 

0.336

- Patient disliked suspension - %

   22

   --

 

--

- Patient was nauseous - %

   17

   9

 

0.003

- Patient found oral care annoying - %

   54

   58

 

0.318

- Patient did not cooperate with oral care - %

   37

   34

 

0.377

Change in application Orabase - %

31

29

 

0.305

- once not given - %

   14

   12

  

- given at another time - %

   2

   4

  

- discontinued - %

   7

   8

  

- other - %

   8

   5

  
  1. IQR, interquartile range; SDD, selective decontamination of the digestive tract; SOD, selective oropharyngeal decontamination.
  2. ‡ Extra time, problems and change in application as reported by nurses.
  3. significance based upon chi-squared (problems, changes) or Kruskal-Wallis test (median extra time).