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Table 2 Frequency of various interventions related to possible aggravating factors predisposing to increasing administration of antibiotics in PICU (n = 174)

From: Prior antimicrobial therapy in the hospital and other predisposing factors influencing the usage of antibiotics in a pediatric critical care unit

INTERVENTION

KINDS OF INTERVENTION

FREQUENCY

CATHETERS

Peripheral veins

17,8%

 

Peripheral veins + arteries

22,4%

 

Central catheter (one)

34,5%

 

Central catheters 2+

25,4%

NUTRITION

Total Parenteral Nutrition

6,9%

 

Enteral (nasogastric, transpyloric)

84,5%

HEMODYNAMIC

PiCCO

12,1%

 

Inotropes

22,4%

BRAIN MONITORING

ICP catheters ± SjVO2

5,7%

NEUROSURGICAL

External CSF drainage

8,6%

KIDNEYS' ARTIFICIAL SUPPORT

Hemofiltration continuous

3,4%

 

Peritoneal dialysis

1,7%

RESPIRATORY SUPPORT

Mechanical Ventilation

54.6%

 

High Frequency Ventilation

2,2%

 

Tracheotomy

4,6%

 

Chest drains

7,9%

  1. PiCCO = Pulse contour cardiac output