Sticking to minimum standards: Implementing antibiotic stewardship in intensive care

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1180-1187

  Chaves, N J ^a   Ingram, R J ^b   Macisaac, C M ^b   Buising, K L ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti infective agent; Attitude of health personnel; Clinical audit; Clinical competence; Inappropriate prescribing; Reminder system

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL AUDIT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84912121721     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12539     Document Type: Article

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