Antibiotic prescribing without documented indication in ambulatory care clinics: national cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To identify the frequency with which antibiotics are prescribed in the absence of a documented indication in the ambulatory care setting, to quantify the potential effect on assessments of appropriateness of antibiotics, and to understand patient, provider, and visit level characteristics associated with antibiotic prescribing without a documented indication. DESIGN:Cross sectional study. SETTING:2015 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. PARTICIPANTS:28 332 sample visits representing 990.9 million ambulatory care visits nationwide. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Overall antibiotic prescribing and whether each antibiotic prescription was accompanied by appropriate, inappropriate, or no documented indication as identified through ICD-9-CM (international classification of diseases, 9th

SUBMITTER: Ray MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190070 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature