Ditching the defaults: Assessing the impact of default duration removal on antibiotic prescriptions originating in the emergency department.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI:10.1017/ice.2025.31

Amy L Van Abel, Ryan W Stevens, Sara Ausman, Kellie Arensman Hannan, Dan Ilges, Kirstin Kooda, Sarah Lessard, Courtney M Willis, Christina G Rivera, Kelsey Jensen

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Abstract

Reducing antimicrobial exposure by limiting the duration of therapy is an effective antimicrobial stewardship strategy. In this article, we describe the impact of modification of the electronic health record to remove default durations of therapy on ambulatory antibiotic prescriptions issued from emergency departments in a large, multicenter health system.

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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

6.70%

发文量

289

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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