Determinants of antibiotic prescriptions in a large cohort of children discharged from a pediatric emergency department.

ABSTRACT: While there is evidence of high use of wide-spectrum antibiotics in children evaluated in the pediatric emergency departments, determinants of this behavior are still unclear. This study was aimed at defining the demographic, social, clinical, and laboratory factors that affect antibiotic prescriptions in children discharged from the emergency department. We performed a retrospective observational study of children aged younger than 18 years discharged from a pediatric university hospital between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2020. We determined the proportion and type of antibiotic prescription according to demographic, social, clinical, laboratory, and imaging data, as well as doctor's expertise. Fifty-one thousand six hundred thirty-three children were included, and 13,167 (25.5%) received

SUBMITTER: Covino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8813572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature