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161. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 28, 2021 - Medication errors were the largest source of order errors and commonly involved antibiotics and opioid

162. Antimicrobial stewardship: another focus for patient safety? | PSNet
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     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.

163. Inflicting Confusion | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - The patient was admitted to the medicine team, started on empiric antibiotics, and placed on bowel rest … result in phlegmon formation or intra-abdominal/pelvic abscesses mandating drainage and parenteral antibiotics … results.( 5-8 ) Based on limited evidence for efficacy, coupled with the potential increased risks of antibiotic … resistance and risk of CDI, empiric antibiotic therapy is currently not recommended in Crohn disease … Antibiotic therapy should be reserved for those with known C. difficile infection, or in those with

164. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 20, 2014 - Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities—health care providers' perspectives … Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities-- health care providers' perspectives … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-prescribing-practice-residential-aged-care-facilities-health-care … - providers This qualitative study explored barriers to appropriate antibiotic use in residential aged … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-prescribing-practice-residential-aged-care-facilities-health-care-providers

165. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     October 01, 2012 - . * Case: CA-MRSA Skin Infection (4) Four days after starting antibiotics, the patient complained … Despite debridement and antibiotics, by hospital day 3, he developed acute renal failure necessitating … Increased US emergency department visits for skin and soft tissue infections, and changes in antibiotic … Increased US emergency department visits for skin and soft tissue infections, and changes in antibiotic … Randomized, controlled trial of antibiotics in the management of community-acquired skin abscesses in

166. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 28, 2011 - Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance … Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-reporting-antibiotic-timing-patients-pneumonia-lessons-flawed- performance-measure … potential for the unintended consequences of reporting on flawed performance measures, using time to first antibiotic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-reporting-antibiotic-timing-patients-pneumonia-lessons-flawed-performance-measure

167. Decreasing misdiagnoses of urinary tract infections in a pediatric emergency department. | PSNet
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     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

168. Identifying critically ill patients at risk for inappropriate antibiotic therapy: a pilot study of a point-of-care decision support alert. | PSNet
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     August 02, 2011 - Study Identifying critically ill patients at risk for inappropriate antibiotic therapy … Identifying critically ill patients at risk for inappropriate antibiotic therapy: a pilot study of a … 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 … Identifying critically ill patients at risk for inappropriate antibiotic therapy: a pilot study of a

169. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2018 - Assessment of emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing errors for pediatric patients … Assessment of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discharge Prescription Dosing Errors for Pediatric Patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-emergency-department-antibiotic-discharge-prescription-dosing … This retrospective study found that 776 of 1934 antibiotic prescriptions written for pediatric patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-emergency-department-antibiotic-discharge-prescription-dosing-errors-pediatric

170. Timely diagnosis of esophageal perforation | PSNet
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     September 27, 2023 - Antibiotics were changed to vancomycin, levofloxacin, and—due to the presence of hyphae on thoracentesis—anidulafungin … Antibiotic and antifungal medications were continued.   … esophageal perforation focuses on drainage (nasogastric and pleural space), fluid resuscitation, and early antibiotics … July 1, 2004 WebM&M Cases Delay in Initiating Antibiotics

171. Urinary Retention Dilemma | PSNet
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     March 01, 2013 - 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. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

172. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2019 - Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals December 11, 2019 Agency for Healthcare Research … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-acute-care-hospitals Structured processes … This tool kit shares training modules and tools to support a 4-point practice to improve antibiotic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-acute-care-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov

173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2011 - Antibiotic timing and errors in diagnosing pneumonia. … Antibiotic timing and errors in diagnosing pneumonia. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-timing-and-errors-diagnosing-pneumonia This study found that … efforts to meet a publicly reported quality measure on the timing of antibiotic administration in patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-timing-and-errors-diagnosing-pneumonia https://psnet.ahrq.gov

174. Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary healthcare: systematic review. | PSNet
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     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.

175. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - 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 … Take-Home Points An antibiotic approval call should be viewed as a mini-consult, and the infectious … and reduce adverse events associated with antibiotic use in hospitalized patients. … Lower antibiotic costs attributable to clinical microbiology rounds.

176. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 22, 2020 - medication error post-discharge, and that these errors regularly involved common drug classes such as antibiotics

177. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 25, 2023 - handoff tool to decrease the wait time for receipt of controlled medications and intravenous (IV) antibiotics

178. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 08, 2022 - physical care environment (e.g., room ventilation), handwashing compliance, and appropriate use of antibiotics

179. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 27, 2020 - sepsis recognition improved from one episode every 9 days to one every 28 days, and the median time to antibiotics

180. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2020 - Antibiotics, pain medicines, and sedatives/hypnotics were the most common medication types involved