Fig. 2: Statistical process control chart analysis of monthly aggregate AUR and monthly proportion of completed antibiotic time outs. | Journal of Perinatology

Fig. 2: Statistical process control chart analysis of monthly aggregate AUR and monthly proportion of completed antibiotic time outs.

From: 28 NICUs participating in a quality improvement collaborative targeting early-onset sepsis antibiotic use

Fig. 2

A Statistical process control chart (Laney p’-chart) of monthly aggregate antibiotic utilization rates. The oval shape encircles months of AUR representing special cause variation with improved AUR. B Statistical process control chart (p-chart) of monthly proportion of completed antibiotic timeouts in infants evaluated for early onset sepsis. The oval shape encircles monthly time outs representing special cause variation with increased proportion of monthly time outs.UCL upper control limit, LCL lower control limit, CL centerline.

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