Effectiveness of clinical pathway for upper respiratory tract infections in emergency department

Objective: We aimed to demonstrate the benefits of implementing a clinical pathway to decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in an emergency department (ED). Methods: The study was performed in a hospital with 300 beds. All patients who applied wit...

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Main Authors: Bahar Madran, Şiran Keske, Soner Uzun, Tolga Taymaz, Emine Bakır, İsmail Bozkurt, Önder Ergönül
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219301936