Telemedicine-based antibiotic stewardship program in pediatrics: study protocol of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial-the TeleKasper study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is one of the driving factors of antimicrobial resistance, a growing global health threat. The use of antibiotics is particularly high in children. Even though the implementation of antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) in pediatrics has been shown to reduce antibiotic use, this implementation has been limited to large university hospitals in Germany. Telemedicine applications might be an effective approach to implement ASP in non-university settings.

Methods

This protocol details the TeleKasper study (Telemedical Competence Network "Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatrics"). Tele-Kasper is a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial that will be conducted across non-university children's hospitals in Germany. The intervention consists

SUBMITTER: Diexer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11476715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature