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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2006 - Pneumonia
• Oxygenation assessment
• Initial antibiotic timing
• Pneumococcal vaccination
• Influenza … vaccination
• Blood culture performed prior to first antibiotic received in hospital
• Smoking cessation … advice/counseling
• Appropriate initial antibiotic selection
US Dept. of Health and Human Services … • Prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end
US Dept. of Health and Human … Automated detection can be used to measure how often patients with heart failure receive treatment with antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.245_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2011 - He was treated with ceftriaxone and doxycycline (antibiotics) for his pneumonia. … The INR was checked at discharge
Appropriate because the patient had been started on new medications (antibiotics … management of this patient also had pitfalls:
Follow-up could have been scheduled sooner after discharge
Antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklists-reduce-diagnostic-errors
September 18, 2024 - October 12, 2016
Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for antibiotics: do … July 2, 2008
WebM&M Cases
Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50886/psn-pdf
February 12, 2020 - The authors identified the most common medications described in free text (insulin,
antibiotics, paracetamol
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-reporting-antibiotic-timing-patients-pneumonia-lessons-flawed-performance-measure
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-prescribing-practice-residential-aged-care-facilities-health-care-providers
November 12, 2014 - Study
Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities—health … Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities--health care providers' perspectives … This qualitative study explored barriers to appropriate antibiotic use in residential aged care facilities … Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities--health care providers' perspectives
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-emergency-department-antibiotic-discharge-prescription-dosing-errors-pediatric
March 01, 2011 - Study
Assessment of emergency department antibiotic discharge prescription dosing … Assessment of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discharge Prescription Dosing Errors for Pediatric Patients … This retrospective study found that 776 of 1934 antibiotic prescriptions written for pediatric patients … Assessment of Emergency Department Antibiotic Discharge Prescription Dosing Errors for Pediatric Patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-and-evaluating-large-language-model-generated-emergency-medicine-handoff-notes
March 12, 2025 - November 29, 2023
Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events … November 20, 2015
WebM&M Cases
Delay in Initiating Antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-diagnosis-pneumonia-among-hospitalized-adults
July 17, 2024 - 12% did not meet the diagnostic criteria. 25% of inappropriately diagnosed patients experienced an antibiotic-associated … July 17, 2024
Changes in perceptions of antibiotic stewardship among neonatal intensive … Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … May 18, 2022
Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in long-term care facilities … February 23, 2022
Antibiotic-resistant infection treatment costs have doubled since 2002
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34811/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Incorrect dosage represented the most common type of error, with antibiotics most frequently involved
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46183/psn-pdf
July 12, 2017 - providers or hospital-based nurses, and drugs commonly involved included analgesics, anticoagulants, and
antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842434/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sent-home-die
April 22, 2020 - Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … November 4, 2020
Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-patients-can-improve-accuracy-their-medical-records
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839312/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33565/psn-pdf
September 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 … Strategies to prevent C. difficile infections primarily involve limiting antibiotic use (a major cause … Prevention of transmission of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria follows similar principles.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-and-evaluation-physiological-track-and-trigger-warning-systems-identifying
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-primary-care
January 31, 2020 - These predominantly relate to inconsistent practices driving the prescribing of opioids and antibiotics … that have contributed to the opioid epidemic and the rise of antibiotic resistant infections. [4 … Interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections … Antimicrobial resistance: risk associated with antibiotic overuse and initiatives to reduce the problem … Safety Culture in EMS
May 26, 2021
Perspective
Antibiotic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50930/psn-pdf
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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866579/psn-pdf
August 28, 2024 - ED physicians diagnosed an infection, prescribed antibiotics, and told the patient to
schedule an appointment … technique,8,9 where the surgery is performed,10–12 or whether or not
patients receive perioperative antibiotics … distinguished from deep
infections, as the former can usually be treated with suture removal and oral antibiotics … Rate of infection after carpal tunnel release surgery and
effect of antibiotic prophylaxis. … Perioperative antibiotics for carpal tunnel surgery.