Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with decision to prescribe broad spectrum antibiotics for acute diarrhea in the ED
Univariable | Multivariable | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ß | OR (95% CI) | SE | P | ß | OR (95% CI) | SE | P | |
Control group | 0.2 | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 0.1 | 0.016 | ||||
Age | − 0.0 | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | 0.0 | 0.337 | ||||
Sex | − 0.1 | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.1 | 0.246 | ||||
ED revisit | 1.1 | 3.1 (2.3–4.2) | 0.2 | < 0.001 | 0.5 | 1.6 (0.5–5.1) | 0. 6 | 0.418 |
Admission via ED | 2.0 | 7.3 (6.1–8.6) | 0.1 | < 0.001 | 1.6 | 4.8 (3.3–7.1) | 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Admission via opd | 1.8 | 6.2 (3.7–10.3) | 0.3 | < 0.001 | 3.3 | 26.1 (2.7–250.5) | 1.2 | 0.005 |
ID consults for infection | 0.9 | 2.5 (1.7–3.7) | 0.2 | < 0.001 | 1.2 | 0.3 (0.2–0.6) | 0.3 | < 0.001 |
GI panel test | 0.7 | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) | 0.1 | < 0.001 | ||||
Pathogen identified via GI PCR | 0.5 | 1.7 (1.2–2.5) | 0.2 | 0.007 | 1.0 | 2.6 (1.7–4.1) | 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Abdomen CT | 0.7 | 2.0 (1.7–2.4) | 0.1 | < 0.001 | 1.0 | 2.8 (1.7–4.6) | 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Ultrasound | 0.7 | 2.0 (1.5–2.6) | 0.1 | < 0.001 | 0.0 | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 0.4 | 0.962 |
ICU admission | 2.1 | 8.5 (2.7–26.7) | 0.6 | < 0.001 | 1.7 | 5.4 (0.6–51.4) | 1.2 | 0.144 |