Implementing antibiotic practice guidelines through computer-assisted decision support: Clinical and financial outcomes

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 884-890

  Pestotnik, Stanley L ^a   Classen, David C ^a   Evans, R Scott ^a   Burke, John P ^a  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; NAFCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029944327     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-10-199605150-00004     Document Type: Article

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