Table 2

 How and where SPC was applied: study settings*

Study settingNumber of articlesReferences
*The study settings are divided in three groups, each consisting of several different settings. One article reported data from two settings, hence a total of 58 settings are reported.
Hospital settings (total)40
    Entire hospital1418, 21, 24, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37, 42, 44, 54, 56, 61, 69
    Hospital department1217, 22, 28, 30, 39, 45, 47, 53, 57, 64, 68, 71
    Hospital departments in collaboration536, 41, 43, 46, 48
    Hospital outpatient clinic529, 32, 49, 60, 67
    Hospital clinical chemistry laboratory219, 58
    Hospital outpatient clinics in collaboration155
    Hospital wards165
Non-hospital outpatient settings (total)12
    Outpatient single specialty clinic535, 37, 40, 50, 70
    Primary care centre434, 52, 62, 66
    Outpatient multispecialty clinic215, 59
    Ambulatory nursing centre clinic123
Other settings (total)6
    Healthcare system226, 63
    Nursing home216, 51
    Mental health residential facility120
    Not specified138