Table 4 Influence of SOP on antibiotic treatment of SCI-AP.

From: Clinical decision-making on spinal cord injury-associated pneumonia: a nationwide survey in Germany

Antibiotic treatment

SOP+, n (%)

SOP−, n (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

 

n= 36

n = 19

 

Fixed treatment duration

26 (72.2)

14 (73.7)

0.93 (0.26–3.26)

Antibiotic prophylaxis

5 (13.9)

1 (5.3)

2.90 (0.31–26.86)

Treatment control

   

 Clinical

32 (88.9)

19 (100)

0.19 (0.01–3.63)

 Laboratory

35 (97.2)

19 (100)

0.61 (0.02–15.6)

 Chest X-ray

26 (72.2)

17 (89.5)

0.31 (0.06–1.57)

  1. SCI-AP spinal cord injury-associated pneumonia, SOP standard operating procedure.