التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Implementation of telehealth antimicrobial stewardship through partnership of an academic medical center and a community hospital. |
| المؤلفون: |
Klatt, Megan E1, Schulz, Lucas T1 lschulz2@uwhealth.org, Fleischman, Dan2, Fox, Barry C3, Burke, Stuart1, Grinder, Dave2, Rose, Warren E4, Lepak, Alexander J3, Andes, David R3 lschulz2@uwhealth.org |
| المصدر: |
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Dec2021, Vol. 78 Issue 24, p2256-2264. 9p. 3 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*ANTIBIOTICS, *ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship, *HOSPITALS, *PNEUMONIA, *SKIN diseases, *LENGTH of stay in hospitals, *EVALUATION of medical care, *ACADEMIC medical centers, *COMMUNICABLE diseases, *SOFT tissue infections, *RESEARCH methodology, *URINARY tract infections, *MORTALITY, *ANTI-infective agents, *HOSPITAL health promotion programs, *TREATMENT duration, *PATIENT readmissions, *HUMAN services programs, *PRE-tests & post-tests, *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations, *TELEMEDICINE, *EVALUATION |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
WISCONSIN |
| مستخلص: |
Purpose Small community hospitals often lack the human, financial, and technological resources necessary to implement and maintain successful antimicrobial stewardship programs now required by national regulatory and accrediting bodies. Creative solutions are needed to address this problem. Summary A 3-stage, quasi-experimental study including patients receiving antibiotics for pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, and urinary tract infections at a community hospital in Wisconsin from June 2013 to December 2015 was conducted. Remote telehealth prospective audit and feedback, guideline and order set management, and staff education targeting pharmacists, nurses, and physicians were provided during the 7-month intervention phase; these services were then removed for the postintervention period. Antimicrobial utilization (days of therapy [DOT] per 1,000 patient-days), hospital length of stay, and readmission and 30-day mortality rates were assessed to determine the impact of telehealth services on these outcomes. During the preintervention (baseline), intervention, and postintervention periods, 1,037 patients received antibiotics for the targeted infectious disease conditions. Patient demographics and rates of infectious disease conditions were similar among the different periods. Telehealth antimicrobial stewardship reduced broad-spectrum antibiotic use, including use of imipenem (from 83 to 31 DOT, P < 0.001), levofloxacin (from 123 to 99 DOT, P < 0.001), and vancomycin (from 104 to 85 DOT, P < 0.001), compared to utilization during the baseline period; mean (SD) length of stay also decreased (from 4.6 [2.8] days to 4.2 [2.6] days, P = 0.02). After nonrenewal of telehealth stewardship, vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam usage returned to or exceeded baseline levels. Conclusion The partnership between an academic medical center and a small community hospital improved antimicrobial utilization and clinical outcomes. Successful telehealth antimicrobial stewardship models should be explored further as a means to provide optimal patient care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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