An in-depth analysis of antimicrobial prescription quality in 10 non-university hospitals, in southwest Germany, 2021.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundNon-university hospitals are the major provider of inpatient care in Germany, serving 89% of acute care hospital beds. Although surveillance data on antimicrobial use in hospitals are widely available, data on prescription quality are rare.AimWe aimed to provide an in-depth analysis of antimicrobial prescribing patterns and quality in southwest German non-university hospitals.MethodsDuring 2021, we performed three point prevalence surveys (PPS) in 10 non-university hospitals, representing ca 10% of hospital beds in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg (11 million inhabitants). Demographic and clinical information were collected. We assessed the overall performance of 14 validated process quality indicators (QI) covering infection diagnostics, antimicrobial therapy and documenta

SUBMITTER: Forst G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565651 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature