Economic impact of standardized orders for antimicrobial prophylaxis program

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-160

  Frighetto, Luciana ^a,b   Marra, Carlo A ^a,b   Stiver, H Grant ^b,c   Bryce, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Jewesson, Peter J ^b,c  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Economics; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0033967930     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.19142     Document Type: Article

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