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Table 2 Cluster characteristics

From: Cluster identification, selection, and description in cluster randomized crossover trials: the PREP-IT trials

Characteristic

Aqueous-PREP, N = 14*

PREPARE, N = 20

Level of trauma care provided, n (%)

 Level I

14 (100)

17 (85)

 Level II

0 (0)

3 (15)

Ownership of hospital, n (%)

 Non-profit, not religious order affiliated

8 (57)

15 (75)

 Government

4 (29)

4 (20)

 Private

1 (7)

1 (5)

 Private administration with public funding

1 (7)

 

Hospital affiliation, n (%)

 Independent, free-standing

2 (14)

1 (5)

 Multi-facility organization (chain)

5 (36)

5 (25)

 Hospital system, attached

4 (29)

7 (35)

 Hospital system, free-standing

3 (21)

7 (35)

Population size served, median (IQR)

1,625,000 (3,735,699)

2,400,000 (2,875,319)

Number of inpatient beds, median (IQR)

679 (287.3)

616 (388.5)

Number of operating rooms, median (IQR)

21 (18)

31 (22.5)

Number of beds in intensive care unit, median (IQR)

48.5 (44.8)

74 (81.5)

Hospital is a primary teaching hospital for a medical school, n (%)

14 (100)

16 (80)

  1. IQR interquartile range
  2. *The cluster that was withdrawn is not included