Antimicrobial stewardship, procalcitonin testing, and rapid blood-culture identification to optimize sepsis care in critically ill adult patients: A quality improvement initiative.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
; 3(1): e107, 2023.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37502237
ABSTRACT
We examined the effect of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), procalcitonin testing and rapid blood-culture identification on hospital mortality in a prospective quality improvement project in critically ill septic adults. Secondarily, we have reported antimicrobial guideline concordance, acceptance of ASP interventions, and antimicrobial and health-resource utilization.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada