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

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作者
Madran, Bahar [1 ]
Keske, Siran [2 ]
Uzun, Soner [3 ]
Taymaz, Tolga [3 ]
Bakir, Emine [3 ]
Bozkurt, Ismail [4 ]
Ergonul, Onder [5 ]
机构
[1] Amer Hosp Istanbul, Infect Control Unit, Istanbul, Turkey
[2] Amer Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Istanbul, Turkey
[3] Amer Hosp, Dept Emergency, Istanbul, Turkey
[4] Amer Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey
[5] Koc Univ, Sch Med, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Istanbul, Turkey
关键词
Antibiotic stewardship; Antibiotic consumption; Clinical pathway; Upper respiratory tract infection; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; IMPACT; GUIDELINES; DIAGNOSIS; ADULTS; CARE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.022
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
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 with URTI from 1st to 30th of April 2017 were included and the appropriateness of the antibiotics were compared with the patients in the same period in 2016. A checklist for the clinical pathway of URTI was completed by the ED physicians. Results: 351 patients were included, 176 these patients were in pre-ASP period and 175 patients were in post-ASP period. The rate of prescriptions including antibiotics was 49% in pre-ASP period and has decreased to 29% in post-ASP period (p < 0.001). Adherence to clinical pathway has increased from 50% to 80% (p < 0.001). In the post-ASP period, clinical pathway was used in 133 out of 175 patients (76%) and the consequently rate of appropriate antibiotic use was 82%. Conclusion: The implementation of clinical pathway for URTI has decreased inappropriate antibiotic use in ED. As the secondary effect, using clinical pathway in ED also has increased the awareness of ED physicians who did not adhere to clinical pathway. (C) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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页码:154 / 159
页数:6
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