Antimicrobial stewardship programmes: Bedside rationing by another name?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 684-687

  Oczkowski, Simon ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTENSIVE CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING;

EID: 85027545639     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102785     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Braber A, van Zanten AR. Unravelling post-ICU mortality: predictors and causes of death. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2010;27:486-90.
2. Kumar A, Roberts D, Wood KE, et al. Duration of hypotension before initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy is the critical determinant of survival in human septic shock. Crit Care Med 2006;34:1589-96.
3. Dellinger RP, Levy MM, Rhodes A, et al. Surviving sepsis campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012. Crit Care Med 2013;41:580-637.
4. Cosgrove SE. The relationship between antimicrobial resistance and patient outcomes: mortality, length of hospital stay, and health care costs. Clin Infect Dis 2006;42(Suppl 2):S82-9.
5. Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan JE, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship. Clin Infect Dis 2007;44:159-77.
6. George P, Morris AM. Pro/con debate: Should antimicrobial stewardship programs be adopted universally in the intensive care unit? Crit Care 2010;14:205.
7. Doron S, Nadkarni L, Lyn Price L, et al. A Nationwide survey of antimicrobial stewardship practices. Clin Ther 2013;35:758-65.e20.
8. Duane TM, Zuo JX, Wolfe LG, et al. Surgeons do not listen: evaluation of compliance with antimicrobial stewardship program recommendations. Am Surg 2013;79:1269-72.
9. Daniels N. Accountability for reasonableness: establishing a fair process for priority setting is easier than agreeing on principles. BMJ 2000;321:1300-1.
10. Ubel PA, Goold S. Recognizing bedside rationing: clear cases and tough calls. Ann Intern Med 1997;126:74-80.
11. Angus DC, Linde-Zwirble WT, Lidicker J, et al. Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care. Crit Care Med 2001;29:1303.
12. Sunenshine RH, Liedtke LA, Jernigan DB, et al. Role of infectious diseases consultants in management of antimicrobial use in hospitals. Clin Infect Dis 2004;38:934-8.
13. Beardsley JR, Williamson JC, Johnson JW, et al. Show me the money: long-term financial impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33:398-400.
14. Kaki R, Elligsen M, Walker S, et al. Impact of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care: a systematic review. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011;66:1223-30.
15. Hurford A, Morris AM, Fisman DN, et al. Linking antimicrobial prescribing to antimicrobial resistance in the ICU: before and after an antimicrobial stewardship program. Epidemics 2012;4:203-10.
16. Ubel PA. Physicians, thou shalt ration: the necessary role of bedside rationing in controlling healthcare costs. Healthc Pap 2001;2:10-21.
17. Daniels N, Sabin J. Limits to health care: fair procedures, democratic deliberation, and the legitimacy problem for insurers. Philos Public Aff 1997;26:303-50.
18. Daniels N. Just health: meeting health needs fairly. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
19. Rid A. Justice and procedure: how does "accountability for reasonableness" result in fair limit-setting decisions? J Med Ethics 2009;35:12-16.
20. Légaré F, Labrecque M, LeBlanc A, et al. Training family physicians in shared decision making for the use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections: a pilot clustered randomized controlled trial. Health Expect 2011;14(Suppl 1):96-110.
21. Rawls J. A theory of justice ( paperback edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971.
22. Burke JP. Antibiotic resistance-squeezing the balloon? JAMA 1998;280:1270.
23. Hong SY, Epstein LH, Lawrence K, et al. Evaluation of programmatic changes to an antimicrobial stewardship program with house officer feedback. J Eval Clin Pract 2013;19:388-92.
24. Guervil DJ, Klinker KP, Reardon NT, et al. Measuring quality metrics to identify and monitor antimicrobial stewardship program quality improvement efforts. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35:101-3.
25. Leung V, Gill S, Sauve J, et al. Growing a "positive culture" of antimicrobial stewardship in a community hospital. Can J Hosp Pharm 2011;64:314-20.
26. Owens RC Jr, Fraser GL, Stogsdill P. Antimicrobial stewardship programs as a means to optimize antimicrobial use. Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy 2004;24:896-908.