Evaluation of the Clinical Outcome and Cost Analysis of Antibiotics in the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in the Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia

Evaluation of the Clinical Outcome and Cost Analysis of Antibiotics in the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in the Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia

This study aims to assess the prevalence and antibiotic-treatment patterns of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), prevalence and types of antibiotic-prescribing errors, and the cost of inappropriate antibiotic use among emergency department (ED) patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted at th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Antibiotics (Basel) 2022-10, Vol.11 (11), p.1478
Hauptverfasser: Alanazi, Menyfah Q, AlQahtani, Hajar, Almangour, Thamer A, Aleanizy, Fadilah Sfouq, Alqahtani, Fulwah Yahya
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Sprache:eng
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acute respiratory tract infections
Adults
Age groups
Allergies
Antibiotics
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
appropriate prescribing
Cephalosporins
Clinical outcomes
cost
Cost analysis
Drug dosages
Economic aspects
emergency department
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Emergency service
Errors
Health care expenditures
Health services
Hospitals
Infection
Infections
Medical research
Medication errors
Medicine, Experimental
Morbidity
Mortality
Patient outcomes
Patients
Pediatrics
Penicillin
Prescription drugs
Prescription writing
Respiration
Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract diseases
Respiratory tract infection
respiratory tract infections
Streptococcus infections
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Zusammenfassung:This study aims to assess the prevalence and antibiotic-treatment patterns of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), prevalence and types of antibiotic-prescribing errors, and the cost of inappropriate antibiotic use among emergency department (ED) patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the ED in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Patient characteristics (age, sex, weight, allergies, diagnostic tests (CX-Ray), cultures, microorganism types, and prescription characteristics) were studied. During the study, 3185 cases were diagnosed with RTIs: adults (>15 years) 55% and pediatrics (
ISSN:2079-6382
2079-6382
DOI:10.3390/antibiotics11111478