The Impact of Prescription Time Limits on Phosphate Administration in the Intensive Care Unit: A Before-After Quality Improvement Study.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: We aim to examine and improve phosphate prescribing as part of a quality assurance program by examining the change in the proportion of patients receiving phosphate with normal or high preceding serum phosphate concentrations before and after the introduction of the 24 h time limit to default phosphate prescription. (2) Methods: This was a quality assurance study conducted across three Australian adult intensive care units (ICUs). All adult patients with ICU lengths of stay greater than or equal to 48 h who had their serum phosphate concentrations measured were included. A 24 h time limit was introduced to the protocolised prescription in the electronic clinical information system for enteral and intravenous phosphate at participating ICUs. Patient characteristics, phosphat

SUBMITTER: Rooplalsingh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11311736 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature