Table 1 Characteristics of patients receiving therapeutic and prophylactic antimicrobials in Italian Pediatric Hospitals, 2016.
From: Use of multiple metrics to assess antibiotic use in Italian children’s hospitals
N. patients with at least 1 prescription | N. total patients | Prevalence % (CI 95%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 162 | 379 | 50.9 (46.1–55.8) | 0.02 |
Male | 215 | 422 | 42.7 (37.7–47.9) | |
Missing | 3 | 9 | – | |
Age | ||||
0–11 months | 47 | 132 | 35.6 (27.5–44.4) | < 0.001 |
12–23 months | 40 | 123 | 32.5 (24.4–41.6) | |
2–4 years | 100 | 182 | 54.9 (47.4–62.3) | |
5–9 years | 74 | 139 | 53.2 (44.6–61.7) | |
≥ 10 years | 119 | 233 | 51.1 (44.5–57.7) | |
Missing | 1 | 1 | – | |
Length of hospital stay (days) | ||||
≤ 7 | 211 | 458 | 46.1 (41.4–50.8) | 0.5 |
08–30 | 108 | 215 | 50.2 (43.4–57.1) | |
> 30 | 61 | 137 | 44.5 (36.0–53.3) | |
Ward | ||||
Medical | 196 | 450 | 43.6 (38.9–48.3) | 0.1 |
Surgical | 133 | 261 | 50.9 (44.7–57.2) | |
Intensive care | 51 | 99 | 51.5 (41.3–61.7) | |
Surgical procedure during present hospitalization | ||||
Yes | 148 | 231 | 64.1 (57.5–70.3) | < 0.001 |
No | 226 | 563 | 40.1 (36.1–44.3) | |
Missing | 6 | 16 | – | |
Comorbidities | ||||
Yes | 128 | 306 | 41.8 (36.2–47.6) | |
No | 242 | 482 | 50.2 (45.7–54.8) | 0.02 |
Missing | 10 | 22 | – | |
Participating centre | ||||
1 | 237 | 460 | 51.5 (46.8–56.2) | < 0.001 |
2 | 52 | 154 | 33.8 (26.4–41.8) | |
3 | 23 | 35 | 65.7 (47.8–80.9) | |
4 | 68 | 161 | 42.2 (34.5–50.3) | |
Total | 380 | 810 | 46.9 (43.4–50.4) | |
