Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and clinical indications for antibiotic in pre-ASP and post-ASP phases-ASP
Variable | Pre-ASP intervention (n = 123) (%) | Post-ASP intervention (n = 125) (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |||
 Age (years)* | 51 (11.2) | 53 (9.5) | 0.87 |
 Gender (male) | 88 (72) | 93 (74) | 0.68 |
Comorbidities** | |||
 Cardiovascular illnesses | 21 (17) | 23 (18) | 0.86 |
 Chronic hepatobiliary illnesses | 12 (10) | 13 (10) |  |
 Chronic renal illnesses | 8 (7) | 7 (6) |  |
 Diabetes mellitus | 30 (24) | 32 (26) |  |
 Malignancies | 0 | 0 |  |
 Chronic neurological/neuropsychiatric illnesses | 3 (2) | 4 (3) |  |
 Chronic respiratory illnesses | 5 (4) | 4 (3) |  |
 ≥ 2 chronic medical illnesses | 8 (7) | 7 (6) |  |
 No comorbid condition | 36 (29) | 35 (28) |  |
Clinical indications for antibiotics in SICU | |||
 Prophylaxis | 58 (47) | 55 (44) | 0.78 |
 Empirical | 43 (35) | 45 (36) |  |
 Therapeutic | 22 (18) | 25 (20) |  |
Surgeries specialty involved | |||
 General surgery | 53 (43) | 56 (45) | 0.75 |
 Neurosurgery | 42 (34) | 40 (32) |  |
 Orthopedic | 15 (12) | 18 (14) |  |
 Obs/gyn | 7 (6) | 6 (5) |  |
 ENT | 4 (3) | 3 (2) |  |
 Vascular | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |  |