The effectiveness of computerised decision support on antibiotic use in hospitals: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Curtis, Christopher E ^a   Al Bahar, Fares ^a,b   Marriott, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85028431960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183062     Document Type: Article

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