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141. Changes in perceptions of antibiotic stewardship among neonatal intensive care unit providers over the course of a learning collaborative: a prospective, multisite, mixed-methods evaluation. | PSNet
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     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

142. To Resuscitate or Not? | PSNet
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     November 01, 2011 - The patient was suffering from multiple concurrent infections requiring intravenous antibiotics. … The patient in the room next to him was also receiving antibiotics. … Inadvertently, the antibiotics were switched at the nursing station, resulting in the administration … of Nafcillin (a penicillin-like antibiotic) to the AIDS patient, who in the past had a known anaphylactic-shock … nurse taking care of both patients realized the error after she went to give the other patient his antibiotics

143. Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction | PSNet
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     October 01, 2003 - The wound was debrided, and the patient received antibiotic therapy. … On the 10th day of antibiotics, she went to the outpatient oncology center for high-dose methotrexate … over-the-counter medications, such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), as well as prescription antibiotics … , in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, along with clinical decision support to guide safe antibiotic … June 16, 2019 WebM&M Cases Lapse in Antibiotics Leads

144. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 21, 2020 - COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department. … COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-emerging-threat-antibiotic-stewardship-emergency-department Antimicrobial … stewardship is one strategy to improve antibiotic use to reduce hospital-acquired infections.  … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-emerging-threat-antibiotic-stewardship-emergency-department https

145. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2022 - issue/decreasing-misdiagnoses-urinary-tract-infections-pediatric-emergency- department Appropriate antibiotic … prescribing is a core component of antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the risk of antibiotic-resistant … This study assessed the rate of misdiagnosed pediatric urinary tract infections (UTI) and associated antibiotic … Using three interventions (diagnostic algorithm, callback system, standardized discharge antibiotic … prescription), misdiagnosis of UTI decreased by half, and 2,128 antibiotic days were saved.

146. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet
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     June 24, 2010 - Most importantly, CA-MRSA is usually susceptible to many antibiotics.( 12 , 13 ) Outbreaks of CA-MRSA … Antibiotic resistance has several implications with respect to clinical outcome. … prevention of pneumonia in ventilated patients, accurate diagnosis of infections, and judicious use of antibiotics … because they are colonized with MRSA, resulting in more antibiotic resistance. … patients are clearly impacted, as illustrated by Connie's multiple surgeries and prolonged course of antibiotics

147. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2017 - 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. … positive rod is a contaminant, if the culture had not speciated on the day of discharge, withholding antibiotics

148. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2006 - During this extended time with an indwelling catheter, the patient took antibiotics to prevent a urinary … bladder that may invade the detrusor muscle, cause a "symptomatic" urinary tract infection, and require antibiotic … medication to relax the bladder neck while preventing the need for an indwelling urethral catheter and antibiotics … The use of antibiotics, with their accompanying risk of possible side effects, could have been avoided … Antibiotic policies for short-term catheter bladder drainage in adults.

149. Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis of electronic health records. | PSNet
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     September 02, 2020 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics … November 23, 2016 WebM&M Cases Lapse in Antibiotics Leads

150. Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events via analysis of prescribing alerts and medication administration records. | PSNet
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     May 08, 2017 - Study Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events via … Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events via analysis of prescribing … In this study, investigators used a trigger tool approach and reviewed all antibiotic prescriptions … They found that antibiotic prescriptions with overridden alerts were associated with dosing errors. … In many cases, antibiotic overdoses reached patients and led to symptoms.

151. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2020 - Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare: systematic review. … Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare: systematic review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-remote-consultations-antibiotic-prescribing-primary-healthcare- … that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether remote prescribing in primary care changes antibiotic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-remote-consultations-antibiotic-prescribing-primary-healthcare-systematic-review

152. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - She immediately ordered antibiotics and delayed AROM for several hours to allow time for the medication … largely due to interventions such as early prenatal screening of GBS and initiation of intrapartum antibiotic … for GBS screening focus on early identification of GBS colonization, use of prophylactic intrapartum antibiotics … for patients at risk for GBS transmission to neonates, and specific guidance on antibiotic selection … Indication and nonindications for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent early-onset group B

153. Spotlight (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - He was not treated with antibiotics. … diagnosis of Staphylococcal meningitis. 7 Case Details (4) • Despite initiation of intravenous antibiotic … • Operative management is followed by 4-6 weeks of parenteral antibiotic therapy tailored to culture … Empiric intravenous antibiotic therapy should be broad-spectrum and should cover Staphylococci species … – The combination of vancomycin plus ceftriaxone or cefepime is one example of appropriate empiric antibiotic

154. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 13, 2022 - analysis-variation-between-diagnosis-admission-vs-discharge-and-clinical- outcomes-among 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 … analysis-variation-between-diagnosis-admission-vs-discharge-and-clinical-outcomes-among https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use-antibiotic-use-and-hospital-onset … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-resistant-infection-treatment-costs-have-doubled-2002-now-exceeding

155. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 10, 2014 - Identifying critically ill patients at risk for inappropriate antibiotic therapy: a pilot study of a … Identifying critically ill patients at risk for inappropriate antibiotic therapy: a pilot study of a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-critically-ill-patients-risk-inappropriate-antibiotic-therapy-pilot-study … identify patients with health care–associated infections (HAIs) who were being administered inappropriate antibiotic … These findings suggest that clinical decision support systems can improve safety of antibiotic prescribing

156. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 22, 2018 - Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events via analysis of prescribing … Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events via analysis of prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automated-identification-antibiotic-overdoses-and-adverse-drug-events- … In this study, investigators used a trigger tool approach and reviewed all antibiotic prescriptions … In many cases, antibiotic overdoses reached patients and led to symptoms.

157. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2024 - using BI in a QI program to increase actions and behaviors more aligned with safe use of intravenous antibiotics

158. Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation factors, activities and outcomes. | PSNet
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     March 18, 2020 - Review Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation … Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation … influencing successful implementation of three common patient safety practices: medication reconciliation , antibiotic … Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation

159. Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic resistance. | PSNet
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     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 Citation Citation Text: Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic

160. One Dose, Two Errors | PSNet
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     September 29, 2017 - The patient was intubated and treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics while waiting for blood culture … immediately started on treatment with intravenous (IV) amphotericin (an antifungal drug), and broad-spectrum antibiotics … Preauthorization and prospective audit and feedback improve antibiotic use, and one or both should be … and reduce adverse events associated with antibiotic use in hospitalized patients. … Lower antibiotic costs attributable to clinical microbiology rounds.