Table 1

Characteristics of hospitals in the study of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis work processes in Norway, 2015–2016

Hospitals
(n=3)		Hospital
size*		Surgical
activity†		Teaching
status		Hospital
level		Medical
service		Organisational
structure
 1106633 584University hospitalTertiary referral hospitalNational and Regional referral hospital for medical and surgical care22 specialised units
 21494769Residency training approvalSecondary care hospitalGeneral medical and surgical care3 specialised units
 32447887Residency training approvalSecondary referral hospitalGeneral medical and surgical care2 specialised units

  • The Regional Health Authorities have overall responsibility for the specialist health service. Hospital #1 and #3 are organised in two separate health trusts, while hospital #2 is a private, non-profit hospital on contract with the Regional Health Authority.

  • *2016 Occupancy rate (Statistics Norway)=bed days/available bed days.

  • †2016 Reported surgical hospital stays with one or more surgical procedure, based on the classification system of the Norwegian diagnosis-related groups (N-DRG, Norwegian Patient Registry).