Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation factors, activities and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many patient safety practices are only partly established in routine clinical care, despite extensive quality improvement efforts. Implementation science can offer insights into how patient safety practices can be successfully adopted.

Objective

The objective was to examine the literature on implementation of three internationally used safety practices: medication reconciliation, antibiotic stewardship programmes and rapid response systems. We sought to identify the implementation activities, factors and outcomes reported; the combinations of factors and activities supporting successful implementation; and the implications of the current evidence base for future implementation and research.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cumulative I

SUBMITTER: Ohlsen JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013571 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature