Quantifying Antibiotic Prescribing in Children With Tracheostomies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify and characterize systemic antibiotic prescribing among children with tracheostomies, and to identify predictors of higher prescribing.

Study design

This single-center retrospective cohort study included children with tracheostomies 2 months-18 years old cared for at a quaternary care pediatric institution between 2010 and 2018. Antibiotics prescribed for >1 day were recorded, classified by spectrum of activity, and stratified by setting and year. Presumptively prophylactic antibiotics were excluded. Child-level antibiotic prescribing was quantified using number of courses and days of therapy (DOT) per child per year. Group-level prescribing was summarized using total courses and DOT per 1000 person-days and analyzed by year over study course. Predictor

SUBMITTER: Steuart R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512247 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature