Antibiotic self-stewardship: Trainee-led structured antibiotic time-outs to improve antimicrobial use

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages S53-S58

  Lee, Todd C ^a   Frenette, Charles ^a   Jayaraman, Dev ^a   Green, Laurence ^a   Pilote, Louise ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CURRICULUM; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESIDENT; STRUCTURED ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CANADA; COST CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; CHECKLIST; COST SAVINGS; CROSS INFECTION; CURRICULUM; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84919451196     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M13-3016     Document Type: Article

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