The impact of antibiotic stewardship interventions and patient related factors on antibiotic prescribing in a vascular surgical department.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The development of guidelines tailored to the departments' needs and counselling during ward rounds are important antibiotic stewardship (AS) strategies. The aim was to analyse the impact of AS ward rounds and institutional guidelines as well as patient-related factors on antibiotic use in vascular surgical patients.

Methods

A retrospective prescribing-analysis of 3 months (P1, P2) before and after implementing weekly AS ward rounds and antimicrobial treatment guidelines was performed. Choice of systemic antibiotics, days of antibiotic therapy and clinical data were obtained from electronic patient records.

Results

During P2, the overall antibiotic consumption as well as the use of last-resort compounds like linezolid and fluoroquinolones decreased distinctly

SUBMITTER: Gruber MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10810951 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature