紧急医学的影响 临床药剂师从业者驱动的败血症 抗生素干预措施
Aubrie Hammond1, Regan Porter1, Kevin E Lynch1
1CaroMont Regional Medical Center, 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054, United States of America.
The American journal of emergency medicine
|November 18, 2023
概括
紧急医疗临床药剂师实践者协议显著改善了适当的抗生素选择,并减少了败血症患者服用抗生素的时间. 这一举措加强了急诊部的败血症护理.
科学领域:
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 败血症管理指南强调及时使用抗菌药物.
- 以前的研究表明,药剂师的参与改善了在败血症中使用抗生素的情况.
- 有限的研究存在于紧急医疗临床药剂师从业者驱动的败血症协议.
研究的目的:
- 评估紧急医疗临床药剂师执业者驱动的协议对败血症患者的抗菌干预措施的影响.
- 评估药剂师领导的协议在改善适当的抗生素选择和在急诊室的管理方面的有效性.
主要方法:
- 具有和没有紧急医疗临床药剂师从业人员干预的败血症患者的回顾性比较.
- 对患者资料的审查,包括病史,培养和过敏,用于抗菌药物选择.
- 适当的经验抗生素利用,抗生素给药时间和其他二次终点的比较.
主要成果:
- 适当的经验抗生素选择从57.5%增加到86%的紧急医疗临床药剂师从业人员干预 (p <0.01).
- 第一次抗生素给药的时间减少了64分钟 (p < 0.01).
- 在抗生素扩大,住院时间或住院死亡率方面没有发现显著差异.
结论:
- 一个紧急医疗临床药剂师执业者驱动的协议显著改善了毒症患者适当的经验性抗菌药物选择.
- 该协议还导致了抗生素给药时间的显著减少.
- 这项研究强调了急诊医学临床药剂师从业人员在优化急诊室内败血症护理方面的价值.
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