Handheld computer-based decision support reduces patient length of stay and antibiotic prescribing in critical care

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 398-402

  Sintchenko, Vitali ^a   Iredell, Jonathan R ^b,c   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^d   Coiera, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GATIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APACHE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 21544463153     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1798     Document Type: Article

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