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Evaluation of antibiotic escalation in response to nurse-driven inpatient sepsis screen.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the frequency and predictors of antibiotic escalation in response to the inpatient sepsis screen at our institution.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Two affiliated academic medical centers in Los Angeles, California.

Patients

Hospitalized patients aged 18 years and older who had their first positive sepsis screen between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, on acute-care wards.

Methods

We described the rate and etiology of antibiotic escalation, and we conducted multivariable regression analyses of predictors of antibiotic escalation.

Results

Of the 576 cases with a positive sepsis screen, antibiotic escalation occurred in 131 cases (22.7%). New infection was the most documented etiology of escalation, with 76 cases (13.2%), followed by known pre-existing infection, with 26 cases (4.5%). Antibiotics were continued past 3 days in 17 cases (3.0%) in which new or existing infection was not apparent. Abnormal temperature (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.00; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.91-4.70) and abnormal lactate (aOR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.28-3.27) were significant predictors of antibiotic escalation. The patient already being on antibiotics (aOR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.34-0.89) and the positive screen occurred during a nursing shift change (aOR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.22-0.57) were negative predictors. Pneumonia was the most documented new infection, but only 19 (50%) of 38 pneumonia cases met full clinical diagnostic criteria.

Conclusions

Inpatient sepsis screening led to a new infectious diagnosis in 13.2% of all positive sepsis screens, and the risk of prolonged antibiotic exposure without a clear infectious source was low. Pneumonia diagnostics and lactate testing are potential targets for future stewardship efforts.

SUBMITTER: Furukawa D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9495422 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluation of antibiotic escalation in response to nurse-driven inpatient sepsis screen.

Furukawa Daisuke D Dieringer Thomas D TD Wong Mitchell D MD Tong Julia T JT Cader Isa A IA Wisk Lauren E LE Han Maria A MA Gupta Summer M SM Kerbel Russell B RB Uslan Daniel Z DZ Graber Christopher J CJ

Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 20211203 1

<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the frequency and predictors of antibiotic escalation in response to the inpatient sepsis screen at our institution.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Two affiliated academic medical centers in Los Angeles, California.<h4>Patients</h4>Hospitalized patients aged 18 years and older who had their first positive sepsis screen between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, on acute-care wards.<h4>Methods</h4>We described the rate and etiology of ...[more]

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