[Impact of increasing the frequency of meetings in which the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme team conducted prospective audit and feedback on antimicrobial consumption].
María Inmaculada Zas-García, José Manuel Fernández-Carreira, Jorge Rodríguez-Prida, Ana Blanco-Suárez, Marcos Álvarez-Pérez, Jesús Rubio-Sanz, Elsa Castelo-Alvárez, Daniel González-Fernández, Tania Rubio-Alfonso
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Abstract
Introduction: To evaluate how antimicrobial consumption was influenced by increasing the frequency of meetings in which the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) team conducted prospective audit and feedback (PAF).
Materials and methods: Retrospective cohort study comparing consumption in DDD per 1000 beds-day and DDD per 1000 admissions across groups of anti-infectives, antibacterial groups, agents against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (anti-MSSA agents)/agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (anti-MRSA agents), antibiotics targeting sensitive Gram-negative bacteria/antibiotics targeting resistant Gram-negative bacteria and antimicrobial agents, during two comparative periods of ASP activity (2 weekly meetings in 2023 versus 1 weekly meeting in 2022).
Results: Comparing 2023 to 2022: antibacterials for systemic use consumption increased in DDD per 1000 beds-day (+0.13%) and decreased in DDD per 1000 admissions (-3.55 %); consumption in DDD per 1000 beds-day and DDD per 1000 admissions increased for penicillins, glycopeptides and aminoglycosides while it decreased for cephalosporins and carbapenems, quinolones use increased per beds-days but decreased per admissions; regarding anti-MSSA and anti-MRSA agents, consumption of cefazolin, cloxacillin, vancomycin and daptomycin increased in DDD per 1000 beds-day and DDD per 1000 admissions, linezolid consumption increased per beds-day but decreased per admissions; for antibiotics targeting sensitive Gram-negative bacteria and antibiotics targeting resistant Gram-negative bacteria, consumption of amoxicillin-clavulanate, piperacillin-tazobactam, aminoglycosides, ceftazidime, cefepime and polymyxins increased per DDD/1000 bed-days and DDD per 1000 admissions, carbapenems consumption decreased per bed-days and admissions.
Conclusion: The increase in the frequency of meetings seems to be related to better use of antimicrobials in our center.