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Table 1 Description of the patient population admitted to the hospital

From: Ten-year decrease of acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia at a single institution: the result of a multifaceted program combining cross-transmission prevention and antimicrobial stewardship

 

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Patients admitted for >24 h

          

Annual number of patient admissions

12 403

12 332

12 842

13 150

13 328

13 409

19 934

25 308

24 633

24 027

Annual number of patient-days

113 194

112 547

111 073

104 601

104 829

105 734

144 021

174 141

167 442

153 283

Average length of stays (days)

9.13

9.13

8.65

7.95

7.87

7.89

7.22

6.88

6.80

6.38

Mean age (years)

63.0

62.7

61.8

61.6

63.0

63.0

60.0

57.9

59.1

59.9

Annual number of surgical procedures

6 554

6 561

7 126

7 182

7 283

7 413

8 066

9 888

9 328

9 647

Annual number of patients admitted to the ICU

339

383

344

404

401

453

465

347

342

418