Enhancing antimicrobial surveillance in hospitals in England: a RAND-modified Delphi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimizing antimicrobial use (AMU) is key to reducing antimicrobial-resistant infections, but current AMU monitoring in hospital provides limited insights for quality improvement.

Objectives

To understand stakeholders' priorities for developing national AMU surveillance in English hospitals to serve the needs of national policy makers and front-line practitioners.

Methods

Characteristics of existing AMU surveillance systems were identified from a previous systematic review and categorized by the Acceptability, Practicability, Effectiveness, Affordability, Side-effects and Equity (APEASE) criteria. Stakeholders prioritized characteristics using a two-round RAND-modified Delphi (rating round 1, telephone panel discussion, rating round 2). Findings informed th

SUBMITTER: Patel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9465639 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature