Safety of Automatic End Dates for Antimicrobial Orders to Facilitate Stewardship

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Aug;37(8):974-978. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.103. Epub 2016 May 13.

Abstract

Following implementation of automatic end dates for antimicrobial orders to facilitate antimicrobial stewardship at a large, academic children's hospital, no differences were observed in patient mortality, length of stay, or readmission rates, even among patients with documented bacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:974-978.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Organizational Case Studies
  • Philadelphia
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Safety Management*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents