Identification of outcomes reported for hospital antimicrobial stewardship interventions using a systematic review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomized trials of hospital antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions aimed to optimize antimicrobial use contribute less to the evidence base due to heterogeneity in outcome selection and reporting. Developing a core outcome set (COS) for these interventions can be a way to address this problem. The first step in developing a COS is to identify and map all outcomes.

Objectives

To identify outcomes reported in systematic reviews of hospital AMS interventions.

Methods

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE and Embase were searched for systematic reviews published up until August 2019 of interventions relevant to reducing unnecessary antimicrobial use for inpatient populations in secondary care hospitals. The methodological quality of included

SUBMITTER: Yousuf S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature