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Table 2 Unadjusted analysis of study cohorts exposed to the PAF and unexposed matched controls. All patients and grouping by suggestion acceptance

From: Clinical outcomes in patients admitted to a hospitalist service exposed to an antimicrobial stewardship program – a retrospective matched cohort study

 

Exposed cohort

Unexposed cohort

p value

All Patients

 total - n (%)

348 (100)

827 (100)

 

 Composite Endpoint

72 (20.7)

233 (28.2)

0.008

  re-admission within 30 daysa

37 (11.8)

76 (11.3)

  mortality in hospital within 30 days

35 (11.3)

157 (20.9)

  30 day mortality post dischargea

10 (3.5)

71 (10.7)

 No endpoint reached

276 (79.3)

594 (71.8)

 

PAF Cohort - Suggestion Accepted or Partial Acceptance

 total - n (%)

285 (100)

681 (100)

 

 Composite Endpoint

53 (18.6)

194 (28.5)

0.001

  re-admission within 30 daysa

32 (12.1)

65 (11.8)

  mortality in hospital within 30 days

21 (8.3)

129 (20.9)

  30 day mortality post dischargea

5 (2.1)

57 (10.5)

 No endpoint reached

232 (81.4)

487 (71.5)

 

PAF Cohort - Suggestion Declined

 total - n (%)

63 (100)

146 (100)

 

 Composite Endpoint

19 (30.2)

39 (26.7)

0.610

  re-admission within 30 daysa

5 (10.2)

11 (9.3)

  mortality in hospital within 30 days

14 (24.1)

28 (20.7)

  30 day mortality post dischargea

5 (10.2)

14 (11.6)

 No endpoint reached

44 (69.8)

107 (73.3)

 
  1. Abbreviations: PAF Prospective audit and feedback service
  2. aSome patients met two composite endpoint criteria, (i.e., 30-day readmission and 30-day post discharge mortality), therefore of all addition of individual components may be greater than total composite endpoint