The effects of missed doses of antibiotics on hospitalized patient outcomes

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 233, Issue , 2019, Pages 276-283

  Patel, Chandni N ^a   Swartz, Michael D ^a,b   Tomasek, Jeffrey S ^a   Vincent, Laura E ^a   Hallum, Wallace E ^c   Holcomb, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Missed antibiotics; Outcome; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG DOSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MISSED DOSE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85052873182     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.08.015     Document Type: Article

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