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Table 5 Interveinal management of hospital-acquired infection cases in the Libyan national hospitals

From: Epidemiological manifestations and impact of healthcare-associated infections in Libyan national hospitals

Management type

TMC (n %)

TCH (n %)

BMC (n %)

SMC (n %)

Total (n %)

New antimicrobials

421 (89)

327 (92)

671 (96)

417(94)

1836 (93)

Admission to ICU

190 (29)

178 (35)

197 (32)

187(39)

752 (34)

Surgery

153 (14)

97 (17)

139 (13)

107(9)

496 (13)

Inotropic agents

187 (23)

139 (21)

194 (27)

156 (16)

676 (22)

Respiratory support

91 (17)

71 (11)

127 (13)

109 (10)

393 (13)

Device removal

76 (21)

63 (17)

81 (19)

75 (27)

295 (21)

  1. TMC: Tripoli Medical Center; TCH: Tripoli Central Hospital; BMC: Benghazi Medical Center; SMC: Sabha Medical Center