Design of antimicrobial stewardship care bundles on the high dependency unit

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 845-854

  Coll, Alison ^a   Kinnear, Moira ^a,b   Kinnear, Anne ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Care bundle; Pharmacist; Prescribing indicator; Quality assurance; Scotland; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872176214     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9680-9     Document Type: Article

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