Ten-year trends of antibiotics used for patients with pneumonia at long-term care hospitals in the Republic of Korea: An analysis based on national health insurance claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To determine the trends in the usage of antimicrobial drugs by patients with pneumonia with prescriptions from long-term care (LTC) hospitals in the Republic of Korea.

Method

This retrospective study was conducted from 2011 to 2022 using the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service claim data in Korea. We calculated antibiotic usage expressed as a daily defined dose (DDD) per 1000 patients per day (DID).

Results

The number of patients with pneumonia in LTC hospitals increased by 2.7 times, from 30,000 in 2011 to 79,000 in 2022. Furthermore, antibiotic consumption per episode by patients with pneumonia in LTC hospitals increased from 17.14 DDD in 2011 to 18.11 DDD in 2022. Among the Access, Watch, and Reserve classification groups, the Watch group sh

SUBMITTER: Chae J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11252976 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature