A nationwide evaluation of antibiotics consumption in Swedish intensive care units

Figures & data

Table 1. Antibiotic consumption in Swedish ICUs 2016–2018.

Year	Admissions	OBDs	DDDs	DDDs/admission	DDDs/100 OBDs
2016	36368	119356	132077	3.7	111
2017	35942	115490	130809	3.5	111
2018	35031	113777	131196	3.8	115

OBD: occupied bed-days; DDD: defined daily dose; presented as sum and median.

Figure 1. Individual hospital DDDs per 100 OBDs.

Figure 2. Descending frequency of antibiotic classes used during the years 2016–2018.

Figure 3. DDDs per 100 OBD of all antibiotic classes according to hospital category. Mean of 2016–2018.

Figure 4. Relative use of broad-spectrum (J01DH + J01CR + J01DD_DE + J01MA) antibiotics to all antibiotics (J01). Arranged according to hospital category.

Figure 5. (a) Carbapenem use in relation to total antibiotic use (J01DH/J01). (b) Aminoglycoside use in relation to total antibiotic use (J01GB/J01).

Note. Dashed line indicates the median.