Assessing the appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy in patients with sepsis at a Vietnamese national hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the appropriateness of empirical antimicrobial therapy for sepsis and septic shock and determine factors associated with patient treatment outcomes at a Vietnamese national hospital.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 134 patients diagnosed with sepsis and/or septic shock at Thong-Nhat Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from January 2018 to June 2018. Appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy was defined as physician adherence to antimicrobial guidelines using the Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy and the Vietnam national guidelines. Bayesian model averaging technique was used to identify the related factors associated with patient treatment outcomes.

Results

The median age of patients was 70 years. Organisms were identified in

SUBMITTER: Nguyen-Hoang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210270 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature