The relationship of prescriber training level to restricted antibiotic prescribing appropriateness at a tertiary academic hospital: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to compare appropriateness of restricted antimicrobial prescriptions, as assessed by antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) prospective audit and feedback (PAF), between those ordered by medical trainees versus staff. Secondary objectives were to determine whether certain timing factors and other independent variables impacted prescription appropriateness.

Design

Single center, retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The University of Alberta Hospital a 700-bed tertiary care hospital in Edmonton, Canada.

Participants

Prescriptions of six health-authority restricted antibiotics subject to ASP PAF between 2018 and 2023. Cases were excluded if prescriber role or prescription dates or times were unavailable.

Methods

Data from a local

SUBMITTER: Greidanus P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538364 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature