An Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Upon Hospital Discharge

An Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Upon Hospital Discharge

We conducted a retrospective study of the appropriateness of antimicrobial agents prescribed on discharge from an acute care hospital. Seventy percent of discharge antibiotics were inappropriate in antibiotic drug choice, dose, or duration. Our findings suggest there is a significant need for antimi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2017-03, Vol.38 (3), p.353-355
Hauptverfasser: Scarpato, Sarah J, Timko, Daniel R, Cluzet, Valerie C, Dougherty, Jillian P, Nunez, Jonathan J, Fishman, Neil O, Hamilton, Keith W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Creatinine
Disease prevention
Drug dosages
Feedback
Fluoroquinolones - therapeutic use
Hospitals
Hospitals, University
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical errors
Neutropenia
Nursing
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Pennsylvania
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Prescriptions
Reconciliation
Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:We conducted a retrospective study of the appropriateness of antimicrobial agents prescribed on discharge from an acute care hospital. Seventy percent of discharge antibiotics were inappropriate in antibiotic drug choice, dose, or duration. Our findings suggest there is a significant need for antimicrobial stewardship at transitions in care. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:353-355.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2016.276