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Table 2 Summary of study characteristicsa,d

From: How well do critical care audit and feedback interventions adhere to best practice? Development and application of the REFLECT-52 evaluation tool

Clinical behavior targeted

Number (%) of studies (n = 16)

Country

Number (%) of studies (n = 16)

Laboratory test ordering

8 (50.0%)

USA

9 (56.3%)

 Multiple, miscellaneous or unspecified tests

3 (18.8%)

Canada

2 (12.5%)

 ABG

2 (6.3%)

Finland

1 (6.3%)

 Lactate and blood cultures

1 (6.3%)

Germany

1 (6.3%)

 Superficial cultures

1 (6.3%)

Israel

1 (6.3%)

 Blood work

1 (6.3%)

The Netherlands

1 (6.3%)

Transfusion ordering

10 (62.5%)

Switzerland

1 (6.3%)

 RBCs

6 (37.5%)

Number of sites

 

 FP/FFP

3 (18.8%)

Single centre, single ICU study

9 (56.3%)

 All (RBC, FFP, platelets, cryoprecipitate)

1 (6.3%)

Single centre, multi-ICU study

4 (25.0%)

Study design

 

Multicentre study

2 (12.5%)

Uncontrolled before after

13 (81.3%)

Single centre, # ICUs unclear

1 (6.3%)

Cluster randomized controlled trial

1 (6.3%)

Hospital type

 

Controlled clinical trialb

1 (6.3%)

Teaching

11 (68.8%)

Controlled before after

1 (6.3%)

Not Reported

3 (18.8%)

Data collection

 

Other: Veteran’s Administration Medical Centre

1 (6.3%)

Prospective

5 (31.3%)

ICU type

 

Retrospective

4 (25.0%)

Surgical

2 (12.5%)

Mixed

3 (18.8%)

Neonatal

2 (12.5%)

Unclear

4 (25.0%)

Cardiac Surgery

3 (18.8%)

Funding

 

Neurosurgical

1 (6.3%)

Not reported

8 (50.0%)

Medical

1 (6.3%)

Government grant

4 (25.0%)

Mixed Patient Population

2 (12.5%)

Institutionalc and non-profit grants

2 (12.5%)

Multiple Types of ICUs

3 (18.8%)

Institutionalc

1 (6.3%)

Not Specified

2 (12.5%)

No Funding

1 (6.3%)

  
  1. ABG arterial blood gas, CP cryoprecipitate, FP frozen plasma, FFP fresh frozen plasma, ICU intensive care unit, RBC red blood cell
  2. aProportions were calculated for the 16 studies, rather than the 17 publications. Totals may be slightly greater or less than 100% due to rounding
  3. bThe control group was another type of A&F
  4. c‘Institution’ refers to both hospitals and academic institutions
  5. dReprinted from Implementation Science [26] (Open Access)