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Implementation of a multidisciplinary 48-hour antibiotic timeout in a pediatric population.

Konold, Victoria J L; Bhagat, Palak H; Pisano, Jennifer; Pettit, Natasha N; Choksi, Anish R; Nguyen, Cynthia T; Kumar, Madan.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 43(2): 253-254, 2022 02.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34526159

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Anti-Bacterial Agents , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Child , Humans

Improved rates of antimicrobial stewardship interventions following implementation of the Epic antimicrobial stewardship module.

Pettit, Natasha N; Han, Zhe; Choksi, Anish R; Charnot-Katsikas, Angella; Beavis, Kathleen G; Tesic, Vera; Bhagat, Palak; Nguyen, Cynthia T; Bartlett, Allison H; Pisano, Jennifer.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 39(8): 980-982, 2018 08.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29950188

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We evaluated the impact of the Epic antimicrobial stewardship module (EAM) on the number of interventions, antimicrobial usage, and clinical outcomes. Use of the EAM allowed us to significantly increase the number of ASP antimicrobial reviews and interventions while maintaining a sustained impact on antimicrobial utilization.

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Antimicrobial Stewardship/methods , Antimicrobial Stewardship/statistics & numerical data , Drug Utilization , Chicago , Decision Support Systems, Clinical , Humans , Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , Medical Audit , Retrospective Studies , Tertiary Care Centers , United States

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