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Table 1 Sample characteristics before and after intervention

From: Telemedicine as an effective intervention to improve antibiotic appropriateness prescription and to reduce costs in pediatrics

Characteristic

Pre

Post

Significance

Admissions

683

531

 

Average hospital stay, days

8.4 ± 11.9

8.4 ± 11.7

Average ICU stay, days

6.2 ± 10.8

6.1 ± 12.9

p = 0.92

Median age, years

1.7 (0.2–7.4)

2.1 (0.2–9.5)

P = 0.42

Average weight DRG

2.3

2

 

ICU infection rate per 1000 days people

9.5

6.05

p = 0.23

MDR isolation rate

104

79

P = 0.01

  1. Data are mean ± SD and median (1st and 3rd quartile) as appropriated. ICU Intensive Care Unit, MDR Multi-Drug Resistant