Table 1 Hospital and clinical characteristics of the patients surveyed
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Median age (IQR) | 27 (1–93) | |
Median length of hospital stay (IQR) | 8 (1–231) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 129 | 40.2 |
Female | 186 | 57.9 |
Surgery since admission | 93 | 29.0 |
McCabe score | ||
Non-fatal | 228 | 71.0 |
Ultimately fatal | 7 | 2.2 |
Rapidly fatal | 31 | 9.7 |
Unknown | 19 | 6.7 |
Missing | 36 | 11.2 |
Central catheter present on the survey date | 9 | 2.8 |
Peripheral catheter present on the survey date | 174 | 54.2 |
Urinary catheter present on the survey date | 48 | 15.0 |
Intubation on the survey date | 28 | 8.7 |
Type of Hospital | ||
Secondary | 136 | 42.4 |
Tertiary | 185 | 57.6 |
Specialty | ||
Pediatric medical | 37 | 11.5 |
Neonatal | 28 | 8.7 |
Medical | 87 | 27.1 |
Surgical | 69 | 21.5 |
Obstetrics and gynecology | 70 | 21.8 |
Pediatric surgical | 30 | 9.3 |