AMS in the ICU: empiric therapy and adherence to guidelines for pneumonia

BMJ Open Qual. 2019 Apr 24;8(2):e000554. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000554. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Shelby Pflanzner¹, Casey Phillips², Jonathan Mailman^{1

3}, Jason Robert Vanstone⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
² Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁴ Stewardship and Clinical Appropriateness, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: audit and feedback; clinical practice guidelines; critical care; evidence-based medicine; quality improvement.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / standards
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antimicrobial Stewardship / methods*
Antimicrobial Stewardship / standards
Antimicrobial Stewardship / trends
Female
Guideline Adherence / standards
Guideline Adherence / trends
Humans
Intensive Care Units / organization & administration
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia / drug therapy*
Pneumonia / physiopathology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents