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Table 5 CCRT outcomes and antimicrobial adverse events by the fourth day of CCRT activation by group

From: Appropriateness of antimicrobial use among septic patients managed by the critical care response team: an opportunity for improvement through de-escalation

 

Cases

N = 157

Control

N = 158

Total

N = 315

p-value

Outcome

 Stay at floor

77 (49.0%)

94 (59.5%)

171 (54.3%)

0.063

 Admission to intensive care unit

69 (43.9%)

45 (28.5%)

114 (36.2%)

0.004

 Death

7 (4.5%)

2 (1.3%)

9 (2.9%)

0.104

 Discharge home

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.3%)

2 (0.6%)

0.498

 Others

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.3%)

2 (0.6%)

0.498

Antimicrobial adverse events

 None

107 (68.2%)

115 (72.8%)

222 (70.5%)

0.270

 One

36 (22.9%)

36 (22.8%)

72 (22.9%)

 

 Two or more

14 (8.9%)

7 (4.4%)

21 (6.7%)

 

Types of antimicrobial adverse events

 Renal

21 (13.4%)

18 (11.4%)

39 (12.4%)

0.593

 Hematologic

17 (10.8%)

19 (12.0%)

36 (11.4%)

0.738

 Gastrointestinal

17 (10.8%)

7 (4.4%)

24 (7.6%)

0.032

 Hepatic

8 (5.1%)

6 (3.8%)

14 (4.4%)

0.576

 Skin

3 (1.9%)

1 (0.6%)

4 (1.3%)

0.371

 Anaphylaxis

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.6%)

1 (0.3%)

> 0.99