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Table 2 Guideline adherence

From: The appropriateness of antimicrobial use in the outpatient clinics of three hospitals in the Netherlands

 

Therapy

Prophylaxis

Total

AMC

OLVG W

SLZ

Total

AMC

OLVG W

SLZ

Total

 

Number of prescriptions

266

157

124

547

98

42

33

173

720

Guideline available (%)

249 (93.6)

149 (94.9)

122 (98.4)

520 (95.1)

96 (98)

36 (85.5)

32 (97)

164 (94.8)

684 (95)

Guideline non-adherence (%)

95 (38.2)

84 (56.4)

45 (36.9)

224 (43.1)

16 (16.7)

7 (19.4)

19 (59.4)

42 (25.6)

266 (38.9)

 No indication (%)

17 (17.9)

13 (15.5)

10 (22.2)

40 (17.9)

15 (93.8)

6 (85.7)

18 (94.7)

39 (92.9)

79 (29.7)

 Inappropriate agent (%)

31 (32.6)

37 (44)

24 (53.3)

92 (41.1)

92 (34.5)

 Inappropriate dose/duration (%)

47 (49.5)

34 (40.5)

11 (24.4)

92 (41.1)

1 (6.3)

1 (14.3)

1 (5.3)

3 (7.1)

95 (35.7)