Evaluating the impact of incorporating clinical practice guidelines for the management of infectious diseases into an electronic application (e-app).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To improve dissemination and accessibility of guidelines to healthcare providers at our institution, guidance for infectious syndromes was incorporated into an electronic application (e-app). The objective of this study was to compare empiric antimicrobial prescribing before and after implementation of the e-app.

Design

This study was a before-and-after trial.

Setting

A tertiary-care, public hospital in Halifax, Canada.

Participants

This study included pediatric patients admitted to hospital who were empirically prescribed an antibiotic for an infectious syndrome listed in the e-app.

Methods

Data were collected from medical records. Prescribing was independently assessed considering patient-specific characteristics using a standardized checkli

SUBMITTER: MacKinnon HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507496 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature