Table 4 |
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Availability of disposable material to implement the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines |
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African countries N = 263 |
High-income countries N = 44 |
P-value |
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Always |
Some-times |
Never |
Don't know |
Always |
Some-times |
Never |
Don't know |
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Disposable material |
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IV cannula |
253 (97.3) |
6 (2.3) |
1 (0.4) |
0 |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.55 |
|
IV fluid giving set |
253 (97.7) |
3 (1.2) |
3 (1.2) |
0 |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
|
Urinary catheter |
249 (95.4) |
12 (4.6) |
0 |
0 |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.15 |
|
Nasogastric tube |
246 (94.3) |
15 (5.7) |
0 |
0 |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
|
Endotracheal tube |
251 (96.5) |
6 (2.3) |
3 (1.2) |
0 |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.46 |
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Oxygen face mask |
252 (96.6) |
7 (2.7) |
2 (0.8) |
0 |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.46 |
|
Oxygen nasal cannula |
212 (81.5) |
37 (14.2) |
9 (3.5) |
2 (0.8) |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.01* |
|
Central venous catheter |
126 (48.8) |
64 (24.8) |
63 (24.4) |
5 (1.9) |
44 (100) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
<0.001* |
|
Antithrombotic stockings |
65 (25.4) |
64 (25) |
94 (36.7) |
33 (12.9) |
43 (97.7) |
1 (2.3) |
0 |
0 |
<0.001* |
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*, significant group difference ('don't know' choices were not included in statistical comparisons); IV, intravenous. |
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Baelani et al. Critical Care 2011 15:R10 doi:10.1186/cc9410 |
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