Impact of Antibiotic Time-Outs in Multidisciplinary ICU Rounds for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Patient Survival: A Controlled Before-and-After Study

OBJECTIVES:. The antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) is an important quality improvement initiative that is recommended in the ICU. However, the shortage of infectious disease physicians in Japan has led to the need for simpler methods for implementing ASPs. We investigated whether antibiotic ti...

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Main Authors: Yuka Mishima, MD, Nobutoshi Nawa, MD, PhD, Mizuho Asada, PhD, Michio Nagashima, MD, PhD, Yoshibumi Aiso, MPharm, Yoko Nukui, MD, PhD, Takeo Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Hidenobu Shigemitsu, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-01-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000837