Suboptimal antimicrobial discharge prescriptions at a tertiary referral children's hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the rate of and factors associated with suboptimal discharge antimicrobial prescribing at a tertiary referral children's hospital.

Design

Retrospective cohort.

Setting

Tertiary referral children's hospital.

Population

All enteral antimicrobial discharge prescriptions at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford from January 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021.

Method

All enteral discharge antimicrobials are routinely evaluated by our antimicrobial stewardship program within 48 hours of hospital discharge. Antimicrobials are determined to be optimal or suboptimal by an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist after evaluating the prescribed choice of antimicrobial, dose, duration, dosing frequency, and formulation. The rate and fact

SUBMITTER: Zhang YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753499 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature