Risk Stratification to Support Antibiotic Stewardship and Breastfeeding Exclusivity in a Military Treatment Facility.
Nurs Womens Health
; 27(3): 201-210, 2023 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To safely reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure in neonates exposed to chorioamnionitis and inadequately treated Group B Streptococcus (GBS) using the early-onset sepsis (EOS) calculator for risk stratification and a 36-hour antibiotic duration.DESIGN:
Evidence-based quality improvement initiative. SETTING/LOCALPROBLEM:
Obstetric service at a midsized military treatment facility with approximately 2,000 births annually and no standard process for neonatal EOS risk assessment.PARTICIPANTS:
Clinical nurse specialist, physicians, nursing leadership, unit-level nursing champions, and nurses assigned to the mother-baby and labor and delivery units. INTERVENTION/MEASUREMENTS An interdisciplinary working group created a protocol to institute an EOS risk assessment calculator, a note for the electronic heath record, and interdisciplinary education for all staff providing care to neonates in our facility.RESULTS:
Before implementation of the EOS calculator, 97.6% of neonates exposed to chorioamnionitis or inadequate maternal GBS treatment received antibiotics; after implementation, the mean rate dropped to 32%. Exclusive breastfeeding rates before discharge in neonates exposed to chorioamnionitis or inadequate maternal GBS treatment also increased during this time, from 40% to a mean of 89%. After implementation, there were no readmissions to our institution for culture-proven sepsis within 14 days of discharge.CONCLUSION:
Multidisciplinary team-led implementation of the EOS calculator and of shortened antibiotic duration were associated with safely reduced antibiotic exposure in well-appearing neonates exposed to chorioamnionitis and GBS. In addition, dramatically improved rates of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge were observed in this population.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Corioamnionitis
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Sepsis
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Programas de Optimización del Uso de los Antimicrobianos
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Personal Militar
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Womens Health
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
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PERINATOLOGIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article