Antimicrobial utilisation patterns between 2013 and 2022 in Canadian neonates born at less than 33 weeks gestation: a retrospective cohort studyResearch in context

Background: Excessive antimicrobial exposure is associated with an increase in neonatal mortality, morbidities and adverse neurodevelopment. Canadian Neonatal Network has been promoting judicious antimicrobial use through the Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality processes. Our objective was...

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Published in:Lancet Regional Health - Americas (Online) 2024-12, Vol.40, p.100942
Main Authors: Joseph Y. Ting, Shikha Gupta-Bhatnagar, Julie Choudhury, Eugene W. Yoon, Guillaume Ethier, Rebecca Sherlock, Jennifer Toye, Marc Beltempo, Prakesh S. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antimicrobial
Neonate
Preterm
Sepsis
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Summary:Background: Excessive antimicrobial exposure is associated with an increase in neonatal mortality, morbidities and adverse neurodevelopment. Canadian Neonatal Network has been promoting judicious antimicrobial use through the Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality processes. Our objective was to evaluate the antimicrobial consumption among neonates in tertiary neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in Canada in the recent decade. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study including data from very preterm infants (born at
ISSN:2667-193X