Search results for "Antibiotic Stewardship"
Antibiotic duration excessive in hospitalized VA patients with CAP and HCAP
Pneumonia patients spent a median of 4 days on inpatient IV antibiotics, 1 day on inpatient oral, and 6 days on outpatient oral.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/24/2.htm
24 Aug 2016
June 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/
Teaming up to fight superbugs
Antimicrobial stewardship teams ramp up the fight against “superbugs.” The battle with drug-resistant bacteria has evolved into an all-out war in many hospitals, and fighting back with newer drugs no longer seems like the best defensive strategy. Instead, hospitals are deploying multidisciplinary teams to spread the word about prevention through judicious use of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/cover.htm
15 Jan 2009
The June issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, featuring stories on partial DNRs, antibiotic stewardship, ICU care, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/22/6.htm
22 Jun 2011
Pharmacist-run antimicrobial stewardship programs may be useful in hospitals without ID subspecialists
A project in South African hospitals aimed at reducing antibiotic consumption by targeting prolonged duration of use, use of multiple antibiotics, and use of redundant antibiotic coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/22/4.htm
22 Jun 2016
Antimicrobials: New drugs, new resistance
Ten years ago, infection control was the biggest trend in tackling hospital-based infectious diseases. Now the new hot area is antibiotic stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/antimicrobials.htm
15 Jun 2011
Antibiotics and AKI, stroke rehab, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2018
Automating antimicrobial stewardship
EHR integration of a patient scoring tool improved care quality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/success-story-automating-antimicrobial-stewardship.htm
15 Aug 2017
Stewardship project in U.K. hospitals reduced average antibiotic dose duration at one year
The intervention included a decision aid that prompted clinicians prescribing antibiotics to classify inpatients' infection risk as possible or probable and then choose between stopping or continuing the prescription at 48 to 72 hours. They also received audit and feedback.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/free/stewardship-project-in-uk-hospitals-reduced-average-antibiotic-dose-duration-at-one-year.htm
12 Oct 2022
Antibiotic stewardship strategies linked to lower antibiotic overuse at discharge
Hospitals that had review of antibiotics prior to discharge had significantly lower overuse of antibiotics at discharge in patients with community-acquired pneumonia or urinary tract infection, according to a recent survey of Michigan hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/antibiotic-stewardship-strategies-linked-to-lower-antibiotic-overuse-at-discharge.htm
23 Feb 2022