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121. Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure. | PSNet
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     May 08, 2017 - Study Classic Public reporting of antibiotic timing in … Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure … for the unintended consequences of reporting on flawed performance measures, using time to first antibiotic … Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure

122. Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Results in Fatal Error | PSNet
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     August 02, 2015 - Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Results in Fatal Error. PSNet [internet]. … Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Results in Fatal Error. PSNet [internet]. … No antibiotics were given. … Suspecting meningococcemia, the attending started antibiotic therapy and transferred the patient to the … Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Results in Fatal Error. PSNet [internet].

123. Analysis of variation between diagnosis at admission vs discharge and clinical outcomes among adults with possible bacteremia. | PSNet
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     June 22, 2022 - Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing can result in patient harm and costly antibiotic-resistant infections … worse short-term clinical outcomes but was associated with potentially inappropriate broad-spectrum antibiotic … November 2, 2022 Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions

124. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-lead-inappropriate-antimicrobial-use Overuse of antibiotics … This retrospective study found that unnecessary antibiotic use was often a result of diagnostic error … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

125. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2015 - blood cultures grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin was added to her antibiotic … Despite the antibiotics and additional intravenous fluids, she continued to deteriorate. … N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1368-1377. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11794169 14 Antibiotics Early, … ) The pharmacist facilitates rapid antibiotic administration 19 19 UCSF Sepsis Team (2) Since the … place Had a protocol or formal process been in place, the patient might have received the appropriate antibiotic

126. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2024 - professionals who utilize telemedicine in primary care and urgent care clinics to promote appropriate antibiotic … telemedicine-ensuring-safe-equitable-person-centered-virtual-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-ambulatory-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/appropriateness-outpatient-antibiotic-prescribing-among-privately-insured-us-patients-icd

127. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     July 08, 2022 - prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Prescribing antibiotics increases the risk of resistant infections and can lead to patient harm. … The goal of the intervention was to support implementation and sustainment of antibiotic stewardship … Prescribing antibiotics increases the risk of resistant infections and can lead to patient harm. … The goal of the intervention was to support implementation and sustainment of antibiotic stewardship

128. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2022 - This scoping review explored how antimicrobial indication documentation can impact antibiotic use and … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antimicrobial-stewardship-toolkit https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inappropriate-antibiotic-use … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

129. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture | PSNet
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     January 29, 2020 - gram-positive rods, but the speciation (type of bacteria) and sensitivity profile (which suggests which antibiotics … The medical team ordered appropriate antibiotic treatment for C. difficile but did not initiate treatment … symptoms, the patient was discharged 2 days after admission with instructions to complete the course of antibiotics … Intravenous antibiotics were initiated for treatment of listeriosis. … gram-positive rod is a contaminant, if the culture had not speciated on the day of discharge, withholding antibiotics

130. How patients can improve the accuracy of their medical records. | PSNet
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     July 20, 2022 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic … prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … July 20, 2022 Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship implementation … May 29, 2024 Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic

131. Systematic review and evaluation of physiological track and trigger warning systems for identifying at-risk patients on the ward. | PSNet
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     July 20, 2022 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic … prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … July 20, 2022 Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic … March 14, 2022 Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory

132. In Conversation With… Alison Holmes, MD, MPH | PSNet
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     March 01, 2014 - AH : Antibiotic stewardship is about the effective use of antibiotics to optimize how we treat infections … We're not talking about withholding antibiotics where they're necessary, but about effective use of antibiotics … and ensuring access to antibiotics. … You mentioned one, the delayed antibiotic idea. What are some of the others that are taking root? … Antibiotic stewardship should be part of the quality agenda in hospitals; whether it sits directly in

133. A call to action for anticoagulation stewardship. | PSNet
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     March 04, 2020 - This article recommends taking a stewardship approach similar to widely used and successful antibiotic … June 5, 2013 Variability in antibiotic use across nursing homes and the risk of antibiotic-related

134. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - She was treated empirically with broad-spectrum antibiotics, which were continued even after her initial … More broadly, clinicians need to recognize that "pneumonia" that does not respond to empiric antibiotic … Thus, patients who don't respond to regular antibiotics and have a radiographic pattern suggestive of … patients who cannot provide a sputum sample.(8,9,10) In patients who do not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics … Infections Requiring More Than Just Antibiotics Infections Not Covered by Initial Antibiotic Choices

135. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2024 - difficile  and antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA … multistate-point-prevalence-survey-health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use-antibiotic-use-and-hospital-onset … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use-antibiotic-use-and-hospital-onset … Toolkits to help hospitals establish antibiotic stewardship programs directed to  C. difficile have … Prevention of transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria follows similar principles.

136. How Does Infection Prevention Fit Into a Safety Program? | PSNet
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     March 01, 2014 - AH : Antibiotic stewardship is about the effective use of antibiotics to optimize how we treat infections … We're not talking about withholding antibiotics where they're necessary, but about effective use of antibiotics … and ensuring access to antibiotics. … You mentioned one, the delayed antibiotic idea. What are some of the others that are taking root? … Antibiotic stewardship should be part of the quality agenda in hospitals; whether it sits directly in

137. Impact of an antiretroviral stewardship strategy on medication error rates. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - pre–post analysis found a significant drop in medication error rates after implementation of an antibiotic … Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … May 27, 2011 Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory

138. Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit. | PSNet
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     April 15, 2021 - provides resources for hospital administrators, clinicians, and patients to help prevent overuse of antibiotics … May 13, 2019 Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care: A Practical Playbook. … August 17, 2016 Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients.

139. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 21, 2020 - clinical outcomes, reducing adverse events, and reducing antibiotic resistance.[7],[8],[9],[10] Given … the success of the antibiotic stewardship model, pharmacist leadership in other medication stewardship … Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients. … Effect of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant … from_term=Interventions+to+improve+antibiotic+prescribing+practices+for+hospital+inpatients.

140. Errors in Managing an Open Wound of the Elbow Leading to Multiple Complications and Operations | PSNet
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     September 27, 2023 - Prescribing empiric oral antibiotics is common practice for similar wounds, but the routine use of antibiotics … risk, including wound decontamination, close follow up, consideration of empiric antibiotic treatment … Although evidence strongly supports antibiotic administration prior to elective surgical incisions … to patients with high-risk wounds, an antibiotic is not a substitute for thorough wound decontamination … Even the strongest antibiotic will not prevent a wound infection due to retained organic matter.