Decreases in Antimicrobial Use Associated With Multihospital Implementation of Electronic Antimicrobial Stewardship Tools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial stewards may benefit from comparative data to inform interventions that promote optimal inpatient antimicrobial use.

Methods

Antimicrobial stewards from 8 geographically dispersed Veterans Affairs (VA) inpatient facilities participated in the development of antimicrobial use visualization tools that allowed for comparison to facilities of similar complexity. The visualization tools consisted of an interactive web-based antimicrobial dashboard and, later, a standardized antimicrobial usage report updated at user-selected intervals. Stewards participated in monthly learning collaboratives. The percent change in average monthly antimicrobial use (all antimicrobial agents, anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [anti-MRSA] agents, and antipseud

SUBMITTER: Graber CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768671 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature