Multifaceted intervention for improving antimicrobial prescription at discharge in the emergency department

The frequent prescription of antimicrobials, such as at discharge from the emergency department, calls for optimizing this practice through modifying physicians' prescribing behavior. A 1-year, multifaceted intervention implemented in an emergency department decreased the mean monthly antimicro...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-01, Vol.43 (1), p.88-91
Main Authors: Tagashira, Yasuaki, Goto, Manaka, Kondo, Reiko, Honda, Hitoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Antimicrobial agents
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Infectious diseases
Patient Discharge
Patients
Physicians
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Prescriptions
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Summary:The frequent prescription of antimicrobials, such as at discharge from the emergency department, calls for optimizing this practice through modifying physicians' prescribing behavior. A 1-year, multifaceted intervention implemented in an emergency department decreased the mean monthly antimicrobial prescription rate at discharge and increased the proportion of appropriate prescriptions.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.1436