Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes After Introduction of a Dedicated Infectious Diseases-Critical Care Medicine Service in Critical Care Units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection is a leading cause of admission to intensive care units (ICUs), with critically ill patients often receiving empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics. Nevertheless, a dedicated infectious diseases (ID) consultation and stewardship team is not routinely established. An ID-critical care medicine (ID-CCM) pilot program was designed at a 400-bed tertiary care hospital in which an ID attending was assigned to participate in daily rounds with the ICU team, as well as provide ID consultation on select patients. We sought to evaluate the impact of this dedicated ID program on antibiotic utilization and clinical outcomes in patients admitted to the ICU.

Methods

In this single-site retrospective study, we analyzed antibiotic utilization and clinical outcomes in patients

SUBMITTER: Trachuk P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8312519 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature