Harvesting the low-hanging fruit? Comparative assessment of intravenous to oral route antimicrobial conversion policy implementation

Policies that promote conversion of antibiotics from intravenous to oral route administration are considered “low hanging fruit” for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs. We developed a simple metric based on digestive days of therapy divided by total days of therapy for targeted agents and a...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2023-06, Vol.44 (6), p.954-958
Main Authors: Moehring, Rebekah W., Davis, Angelina, Dodds Ashley, Elizabeth, Dyer, April P., Drew, Richard H., Loknyghina, Yuliya, Johnson, Melissa D., Jones, Travis M., Spires, S. Shaefer, Sexton, Daniel J., Anderson, Deverick J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Intravenous
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Comorbidity
Concise Communication
Conversion
Critical care
Drug stores
Fruits
Hospitals
Humans
Length of stay
Pediatrics
Policy
Prospective Studies
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Summary:Policies that promote conversion of antibiotics from intravenous to oral route administration are considered “low hanging fruit” for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs. We developed a simple metric based on digestive days of therapy divided by total days of therapy for targeted agents and a method for hospital comparisons. External comparisons may help identify opportunities for improving prospective implementation.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2022.158