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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Pharmacy
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Prospective antimicrobial audit and feedback is a key antibiotic stewardship program strategy.
  • Previous studies have not conclusively linked this strategy to improved patient outcomes.
  • This research investigates the causes of mortality in patients undergoing such audits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the causes of fatalities associated with prospective antimicrobial audit and feedback.
  • To identify patient factors and infection types influencing outcomes in antibiotic stewardship.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of infectious diseases (ID) specialist recommendations on mortality.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of 292 parenteral formula applications not approved by ID specialists.
  • Data collection included patient demographics, infection types, and reasons for application rejection.
  • Follow-up until patient discharge or death to ascertain outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Mortality was significantly associated with age greater than 75 years (OR: 2.58).
  • Urinary tract and soft tissue/bone infections were associated with patient survival (OR: 0.26 and 0.18, respectively).
  • Reasons for rejection included dosage adjustments (37%) and lack of bacterial infection evidence (28.8%).

Conclusions:

  • Antimicrobial adjustments based on ID physician recommendations demonstrated only marginal preventative effects against fatalities.
  • Patient age and infection site are significant factors in mortality and survival.
  • Further research is needed to optimize antibiotic stewardship interventions for improved patient outcomes.