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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-day-and-decision-prescribe-antibiotics
September 29, 2017 - Study
Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics. … Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics. … Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for viral conditions can pose patient safety risks . … Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics. … Resources From the Same Author(s)
Effect of behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-prescribing-errors-patients-discharged-pediatric-emergency-department
September 22, 2021 - Study
Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric emergency … Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department. … Several factors contribute to pediatric antibiotic medication errors in the emergency department, such … with previous research and reinforce the need for further investigation and interventions to reduce antibiotic … Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-emerging-threat-antibiotic-stewardship-emergency-department
October 21, 2020 - Commentary
COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency … COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department. … Antimicrobial stewardship is one strategy to improve antibiotic use to reduce hospital-acquired infections … this editorial, the authors discuss negative effects of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic … COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44856/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care: A Practical
Playbook. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-stewardship-acute-care-practical-playbook
Antimicrobial stewardship … has been promoted as a strategy to improve patient safety by reducing overuse
of antibiotics to prevent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-stewardship-acute-care-practical-playbook
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45593/psn-pdf
January 23, 2017 - Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for
Clostridium difficile infection in subsequent … Receipt of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients and Risk for
Clostridium difficile Infection in Subsequent … This study
demonstrated that when a hospitalized patient receives antibiotics, the next patient who … This finding highlights the importance of both antibiotic
stewardship programs and environmental approaches … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-stewardship-acute-care-practical-playbook
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/two-pandemics-same-story-potentially-dangerous-overuse-antibiotics-and-road-medical-hell
March 11, 2020 - Magazine Article
Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics … Citation Text:
Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics and 'the … Antibiotic overuse is a long-standing safety concern due to the potential global public health impact … This news article discusses the overprescribing of antibiotics in context of viral disease pandemics. … Citation
Citation Text:
Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/receipt-antibiotics-hospitalized-patients-and-risk-clostridium-difficile-infection-subsequent
September 29, 2017 - Study
Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile … Receipt of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Subsequent … This finding highlights the importance of both antibiotic stewardship programs and environmental approaches … Receipt of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Subsequent … April 5, 2017
Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72824/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic
Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset … Association of a safety program for improving antibiotic use with
antibiotic use and hospital-onset … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use-antibiotic-use-and- … regarding antibiotic use. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use-antibiotic-use-and-hospital-onset
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antimicrobial-stewardship-another-focus-patient-safety
May 29, 2024 - Interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use included guidelines for controlling Clostridium … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic … May 29, 2024
Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic … prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … July 20, 2022
Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865971/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic
stewardship implementation project. … Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship
implementation project. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-learned-national-hospital-antibiotic-stewardship-implementation- … settings to
reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic-associated adverse events. … /antibiotic-use/acute-care/index.html
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-perceptions-antibiotic-stewardship-among-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-providers-over
September 29, 2021 - Study
Changes in perceptions of antibiotic stewardship among neonatal intensive care … Changes in perceptions of antibiotic stewardship among neonatal intensive care unit providers over the … This study describes neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) prescriber perceptions of antibiotic stewardship … Before the collaborative, prescribers reported "a lot" or "some" inappropriate antibiotic prescribing … Changes in perceptions of antibiotic stewardship among neonatal intensive care unit providers over the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance
September 07, 2016 - Image/Poster
Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic resistance … Citation Text:
Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic resistance. … use of catheters , appropriate patient isolation , and increased vigilance to reduce the risks of antibiotic-resistant … Cite
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Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-remote-consultations-antibiotic-prescribing-primary-healthcare-systematic-review
November 30, 2022 - Review
Emerging Classic
Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic … Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare: systematic review. … that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether remote prescribing in primary care changes antibiotic … Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare: systematic review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42598/psn-pdf
September 18, 2013 - Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for
antibiotics: do we need a co-pilot in the ICU? … Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for antibiotics: do we need a
co-pilot in the ICU? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prompting-physicians-address-daily-checklist-antibiotics-do-we-need-co-pilot … checklists coupled with forcing functions in the intensive care unit as a
strategy to enhance appropriate antibiotic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prompting-physicians-address-daily-checklist-antibiotics-do-we-need-co-pilot-icu
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837138/psn-pdf
May 18, 2022 - Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures
in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures
in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … Stewardship interventions seek to optimize use of healthcare services, such as diagnostic tests or
antibiotics … Researchers found that rates of blood cultures, broad-spectrum antibiotic use,
and central line-associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-misdiagnoses-urinary-tract-infections-pediatric-emergency-department
October 26, 2022 - Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is a core component of antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the … risk of antibiotic-resistant microbes . … Using three interventions (diagnostic algorithm, callback system, standardized discharge antibiotic prescription … ), misdiagnosis of UTI decreased by half, and 2,128 antibiotic days were saved. … March 30, 2022
Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33762/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - AH: Antibiotic stewardship is about the effective use of antibiotics to optimize how we treat infections … antibiotics and ensuring access to antibiotics. … As the
antimicrobial and antibiotic stewardship movement has evolved over the years, what are the main … 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - immunosuppressive therapy) and sepsis from a likely intraabdominal source,
ordering and administration of antibiotics … , the delayed antibiotic administration likely contributed to the death. … United
States.(1) Sepsis requires swift recognition and management of infection, with beta-lactam antibiotics … Antibiotic timing and outcomes in sepsis. Am J Med Sci.
2018;355:524-529. [go to PubMed]
3. … *; 4th cefepime; 5th ceftaroline* Abbreviations:
HSR, hypersensitivity reaction; PCN, penicillin * Antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-lead-inappropriate-antimicrobial-use
October 19, 2022 - Overuse of antibiotics is a major factor in the development of certain types of health care–associated … This retrospective study found that unnecessary antibiotic use was often a result of diagnostic error … Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … April 26, 2023
Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics … July 30, 2015
WebM&M Cases
Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-do-hospital-prescribers-continue-antibiotics-when-it-safe-stop-results-choice-experiment
October 28, 2020 - Study
Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics when it is safe to stop? … Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics when it is safe to stop? … would conflict with local guidelines, when systems clearly indicated antibiotics, and when patients … Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics when it is safe to stop? … February 9, 2022
Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary