Impact of a Prescriber-driven Antibiotic Time-out on Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Patients

Autor: Anthony D. Harris, Shanshan Li, Edina Avdic, Kathryn Dzintars, Sara E. Cosgrove, Daniel J. Morgan, Arjun Srinivasan, Kerri A. Thom, Lisa Pineles, Pranita D. Tamma
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 68:1581-1584
ISSN: 1537-6591
1058-4838
Popis: A multicenter quasi-experimental study of a provider-driven antibiotic "time-out" in 3470 antibiotic courses showed no difference in antibiotic use before and after implementation, but did show a decrease in inappropriate therapy (45% vs 31%, P < .05). Single time-outs without input from antibiotic stewardship teams are insufficient to optimize prescribing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE