Table 1 Main characteristics of the overall population included according to their antimicrobial therapy status
From: Strategies of initiation and streamlining of antibiotic therapy in 41 French intensive care units
Parameters | No AT in the ICU | AT on ICU admission | AT on ICU admission and ST available | New AT in the ICU | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 659 (39%) | N = 483(28%) | N = 51(3%) | N = 509(30%) | ||
Age | 54 ± 18 | 59 ± 17 | 57 ± 18 | 57 ± 19 | <0.001 |
SAPS II score on admission | 33 ± 21 | 33 ± 18 | 40 ± 15 | 41 ± 18 | <0.001 |
Male gender | 392 (59%) | 323 (67%) | 33 (65%) | 326 (64%) | 0.07 |
Type of admission | |||||
scheduled surgery | 145 (22%) | 188 (39%) | 3 (6%) | 36 (7%) | |
medical | 367 (56%) | 172 (36%) | 28 (55%) | 290 (57%) | <0.001 |
emergency surgery | 147 (22%) | 123 (25%) | 20 (39%) | 183 (36%) | |
Underlying disease | |||||
Not ultimately fatal | 463 (70%) | 261 (54%) | 37 (73%) | 329 (65%) | |
Ultimately fatal | 141 (21%) | 175 (36%) | 12 (23%) | 123 (24%) | <0.001 |
Rapidly fatal | 55 (8%) | 47 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 57 (11%) | |
AT protocols available in the ICU | 380 (58%) | 321 (66%) | 23 (45%) | 327 (64%) | <0.001 |
Number of empiric AT protocols available | 3 ± 3 | 4 ± 4 | 2 ± 3 | 4 ± 4 | <0.001 |