Variation in a novel antipseudomonal antimicrobial consumption metric across hospital inpatient units at a Veterans Affairs hospital: A retrospective cohort study

Variation in a novel antipseudomonal antimicrobial consumption metric across hospital inpatient units at a Veterans Affairs hospital: A retrospective cohort study

A novel antimicrobial consumption metric designed to identify the proportion of carbapenem consumption (PoCC) among broad-spectrum antipseudomonal antimicrobials has been shown to vary significantly by US Census Bureau region. This retrospective surveillance study identified significant total PoCC v...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2019-10, Vol.47 (10), p.1263-1264
Hauptverfasser: Vissichelli, Nicole C., Bailey, Pamela, Sabo, Roy T., Tassone, Daniel, Vaughan, Leroy, Stevens, Michael P., Markley, J. Daniel
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Sprache:eng
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Antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial use metrics
Carbapenem
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Zusammenfassung:A novel antimicrobial consumption metric designed to identify the proportion of carbapenem consumption (PoCC) among broad-spectrum antipseudomonal antimicrobials has been shown to vary significantly by US Census Bureau region. This retrospective surveillance study identified significant total PoCC variability (27%; P = .001) across 8 inpatient units from January 2017 through June 2018. This metric may be useful in identifying and comparing inpatient units that may be overusing antipseudomonal carbapenems.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2019.04.170