まとめ
退役軍人管理局の病院での予防的な抗生物質の処方に関する調査は,専門家のガイドラインからの重大な偏差を発見し,過度の使用が主な問題であった. ほとんどの外科医は,処方慣行を改善するために,公式の監査フィードバックにオープンです.
科学分野:
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
- 外科手術の実践について
- 医療サービス 研究 医療サービス
背景:
- 予防的な抗生物質の使用は手術の標準ですが,ガイドラインの遵守が必要です.
- 処方習慣の変動は,不適切な結果と抗菌剤耐性につながる可能性があります.
- 退役軍人局 (VA) は,抗菌剤の使用に関する専門家ガイドラインを制定しました.
研究 の 目的:
- VAの外科チーフの間で現在の予防的な抗生物質の処方慣行を評価する.
- これらの慣行を,確立されたVA専門家委員会のガイドラインと比較するために.
- 不一致の分野と潜在的な介入の分野を特定する.
主な方法:
- VAシステム全体で外科サービスのチーフにアンケートが配布されました.
- 達成された応答率は99%でした.
- 処方習慣は,VA中央事務局の専門家委員会のガイドラインと比較されました.
主要な成果:
- 平均的な病院は,専門家のガイドラインと一致するスコア62.4%を達成し,大きなギャップを示しました.
- 大半の処方誤差は,抗生物質の過度の使用によるもので,過度の使用によるものではない.
- 病院の大きさや大学への入学は,処方箋の遵守と相関していなかった.
結論:
- VAの外科サービス内で予防的な抗生物質の処方を改善するための重要な機会が存在します.
- 非公式のラウンドよりも,公式の監査とフィードバックメカニズムがより効果的かもしれません.
- 上級外科医は,監査主導のガイドラインを採用する意思を表明し,改善の経路を示唆した.
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