Follow-up of patients with urinary tract infections discharged from the emergency department: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the quality of culture follow-up after emergency department (ED) discharge in patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Methods

This convergent mixed methods study included an observational cohort study and a qualitative interview study in UTI patients discharged from the ED of a Dutch university hospital. The primary outcomes of the observational study were the proportion of patients requiring adjustment of antibiotic therapy after culture review, and the proportion of patients in whom these adjustments were made. Logistic regression identified factors associated with these outcomes. Interviews assessed patient experiences and transcripts were analysed using inductive thematic content analysis. Integration of the results informed recommendations

SUBMITTER: Tuinte RAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11215544 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature