Antibiotic prescription in the outpatient paediatric population attending emergency departments in Lombardy, Italy: a retrospective database review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the appropriateness of antibiotic prescription in children seen in emergency departments (EDs) and to compare prescription profiles in ED and primary care.

Design

This is a retrospective analysis of healthcare administrative databases.

Setting

The study analysed data collected in emergency departments (EDs) and primary care practices (PCPs) in Lombardy, Italy.

Participants

Children and adolescents between 1 and 13 years old with an ED access and/or an antibiotic prescription in the first semester of 2012 participated in the study. Only those with an index event (ie, without ED access, hospital admissions or antibiotic prescriptions in the previous 60 days) were included.

Main outcome measures

The main outcomes are pe

SUBMITTER: Messina F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937000 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature