Reducing inappropriate third-generation cephalosporin use for community-acquired pneumonia in a small Australian emergency department
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Improved management of community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department.
OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the emergency department (ED) by analyzing case management decisions (admission or discharge, appropriateness and timeliness of antibiotic therapy, complementary tests) and the consequent results (clinical stabilization time, length of hospital stay, r...
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the extent of intravenous (IV) antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in emergency departments, the practice patterns in seven emergency departments serving the adult residents of one Canadian city were observed. METHODS An observational study of nonhospitalized adults diagnosed with CAP in seven emergency departments was conducted between November ...
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BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infections presenting to the emergency department (ED). Increasingly, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been identified as causative pathogens in patients treated for CAP, especially in patients with healthcare exposure risk factors. METHODS We retrospectively identified adult subjects treated for CAP in the ED requiring...
متن کاملImplementation of an intensified antibiotic stewardship programme targeting third-generation cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone use in an emergency medicine department.
INTRODUCTION Early initiation of antimicrobial treatment for acute infection is an important task in the emergency department (ED) with a likely impact on the hospital-wide antibiotic use pattern. We implemented an antibiotic stewardship (ABS) programme focused on non-trauma emergency patients at a large university hospital centre targeting broad-spectrum cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone use. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection, Disease & Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2468-0451
DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2018.05.001