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Published on: August 30, 2018
A point prevalence survey of antibiotic prescriptions: benchmarking and patterns of use
Mamoon A Aldeyab1, Mary P Kearney, James C McElnay
1Clinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK. maldeyab02@qub.ac.uk
Aim:
The aim of the study was to assess current patterns of antibiotic prescribing and the impact of a hospital antibiotic policy on these practices.
Methods:
The study involved collecting information regarding hospitalized patients utilizing the ESAC audit tool.
Results:
In the study site hospital, the use of the restricted agents was low whilst the use of the non-restricted agents was high. Compliance with the hospital antibiotic guidelines was 70%.
Discussion:
The findings identified monitoring non-restricted antibiotics and compliance with guidelines as targets for quality improvements in our hospital. Point prevalence surveys may offer a simple method of monitoring antibiotic policies, thus, informing antibiotic stewardship.
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