Evaluating the impact of mandatory indications on antibiotic utilization in a community hospital

Abstract Objective: We evaluated the impact of introducing a mandatory indication field into electronic order entry for targeted antibiotics in adult inpatients. Design: Retrospective, before-and-after trial. Setting: A 400-bed community hospital. Interventions: All adult electronic intraven...

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Main Authors: April J. Chan, Rosane Nisenbaum, Mark Downing, Bradley J. Langford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22002601/type/journal_article