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Table 3 Results of compliance to updated guidelines

From: Impact of collaborative physician-pharmacist stewardship strategies on prophylactic antibiotic practices: a quasi-experimental study

 

Compliance, n (%)

P (a)

P (b)

P (c)

P (d)

P (e)

P (f)

 

Baseline group

PERIOD 0

Test Group

PERIOD 1

Post-test group

PERIOD 2

Post-computerized tool group

PERIOD 3

First group of the COVID-19 period

PERIOD 4

Second group of the COVID-19 period

PERIOD 5

Comparing the baseline group with the test group

Comparing the test group with the post-test group

Comparing the post-test group with the post-computerized tool group

Comparing the post-computerized tool group with the first group of the COVID-19 period

Comparing the first group of the COVID-19 period with the second group of the COVID-19 period

Comparing the second group of the COVID-19 period with the post-computerized tool group

Indication

125 (96.2)

118 (100)

121 (97.6)

118 (98.3)

108 (93.1)

148 (97.4)

0.03*

0.09

0.68

0.046*

0.09

0.09

Drug agent(s)

108 (83.1)

115 (97.5)

111 (89.5)

111 (92.5)

101 (87.1)

133 (87.5)

 < 0.01*

0.01*

0.42

0.17

0.92

0.92

Dose(s)

106 (81.5)

115 (97.5)

111 (89.5)

105 (87.5)

98 (84.5)

126 (82.9)

 < 0.01*

0.01*

0.62

0.50

0.73

0.73

Route of administration

113 (86.9)

117 (99.2)

118 (95.2)

115 (95.8)

106 (91.4)

137 (90.1)

 < 0.01*

0.06

0.80

0.16

0.73

0.73

Time of pre-operative dose administration

98 (77.2)

99 (91.7)

97 (78.9)

88 (75.2)

86 (76.8)

117 (79.6)

 < 0.01*

 < 0.01*

0.50

0.78

0.59

0.59

Number of administration(s)

56 (43.1)

88 (74.6)

67 (54.0)

68 (56.7)

51 (44.0)

85 (55.9)

 < 0.01*

 < 0.01*

0.68

0.05

0.05

0.05

Duration of prophylaxis

107 (83.6)

114 (96.6)

105 (84.7)

108 (90)

101 (87.1)

136 (90.7)

 < 0.01*

 < 0.01*

0.21

0.48

0.35

0.35

  1. *significant