Effect of antibiotic time-outs on modification of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotic overuse and misuse is a common problem in nursing homes. Antibiotic time-out (ATO) interventions have led to improvements in antibiotic uses in hospitals, but their impact in nursing homes remain understudied.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of a stewardship intervention, promoting use of ATOs on the frequency and types of antibiotic change events (ACEs) in nursing homes.

Design

Controlled before-and-after intervention study.

Setting

Nursing homes in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Method

Data on antibiotic prescriptions in 11 nursing homes were collected for 25 months. We categorized ACEs as (1) early discontinuation, (2) class modification, or (3) administration modification. Class modification ACEs were further classified based on w

SUBMITTER: Liao CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875214 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature