Use of leading practices in US hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the proportion of hospitals that implemented 6 leading practices in their antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). Design: Cross-sectional observational survey.

Setting

Acute-care hospitals.

Participants

ASP leaders.

Methods

Advance letters and electronic questionnaires were initiated February 2020. Primary outcomes were percentage of hospitals that (1) implemented facility-specific treatment guidelines (FSTG); (2) performed interactive prospective audit and feedback (PAF) either face-to-face or by telephone; (3) optimized diagnostic testing; (4) measured antibiotic utilization; (5) measured C. difficile infection (CDI); and (6) measured adherence to FSTGs.

Results

Of 948 hospitals invited, 288 (30.4%) completed the questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Stenehjem EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262155 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature