Criteria to achieve safe antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch in hospitalised adult populations: a systematic rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This rapid review aimed to assess and collate intravenous-to-oral switch (IVOS) criteria from the literature to achieve safe and effective antimicrobial IVOS in the hospital inpatient adult population.

Design

The rapid review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement.

Data sources

OVID Embase and Medline databases.

Eligibility criteria

Articles of adult populations published globally between 2017 and 2021 were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

An Excel spreadsheet was designed with specific column headings. IVOS criteria from UK hospital IVOS policies informed the framework synthesis.

Results

IVOS criteria from 45/164 (27%) local IVOS policies were categorised into a five-section fram

SUBMITTER: Harvey EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335582 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature