Table 2 Antibiotic use rate for NICUs as a function of time
From: Neonatal ICU antibiotic use trends within an integrated delivery network
NICU | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital 1 | 13.5–14.6% | 12.2–13.2%* + | 13.1–14.3% | 11.4–12.4%* + | 11.4–12.5% + | 9.1–10.0%* + | 10.1–11.2% + | 9.8–11.4% + |
Hospital 2 | 8.7–9.8% | 9.4–10.3% | 9.1–10.0% | 8.0–9.0%* + | 8.4–9.7% | |||
Hospital 3 | 18.4–20.4% | 14.8–16.4%* + | 14.7–16.2% + | 12.9–14.6%* + | 15.7–18.1% + | 14.7–16.6% + | 9.2–10.7%* + | 7.1–8.3%* + |
Hospital 4 | 18.0–22.7% | 12.6–16.3%* + | 11.2–14.5% + | 10.8–14.5% + | 18.1–22.2% | 18.9–22.6% | 14.6–18.1%* + | 14.4–18.0% + |
Hospital 5 | 22.9–30.6% | 16.3–20.4%* + | 21.3–25.5% | 20.4–24.6% + | 18.5–23.5% + | 13.8–18.1%* + | 9.5–13.2%* + | 5.9–9.4%* + |
Hospital 6 | 12.6–15.1% | 15.6–18.1% | 13.3–15.8%* | 15.5–18.5% | ||||
Overall | 15.7–16.6% | 13.6–14.4%* + | 14.4–15.2% + | 11.4–12.1%* + | 11.9–12.6% + | 11.2–11.8%* + | 10.1–10.7%* + | 10.1–10.8% + |
Level 3 | 15.1–16.2% | 13.3–14.2%* + | 13.9–14.8% + | 11.0–11.6%* + | 11.2–11.8% + | 10.1–10.7%* + | 9.3–10.0%* + | 8.6–9.4%* + |
Leve l 2 | 20.3–24.4% | 15.0–17.8%* + | 16.8–19.5% + | 16.5–19.4% + | 16.0–18.0% + | 16.9–18.8% + | 13.5–15.3%* + | 14.1–16.1% + |