Characteristics of study hospitals in 10 intervention and 10 control hospitals in the Lao Oxygen Project at baseline
| Hospital cohort | ||
| Control Median (range) | Intervention Median (range) | |
| Inpatient beds | 16 (10–35) | 19 (10–30) |
| Admissions in 2010 | ||
| Total | 610 (442–4573) | 1236 (270–6194) |
| Adult admissions | 383 (350–2042) | 1354 (221–3284) |
| Paediatric admissions | 225 (59–2531) | 189 (49–2910) |
| Cost per oxygen cylinder (US$) | 23 (14–64) | 29 (14–64) |
| Total staff numbers | ||
| Doctors | 2 (1–27) | 2 (0–6) |
| Medical assistants | 3 (0–20) | 2 (0–20) |
| Nurses | 9 (3–44) | 9 (4–24) |