Number of prescriptions reviewed
|
1,414
|
1,168
|
1,567
|
Number of antimicrobial stewardship recommendations made (percentage of prescriptions reviewed)
|
649 (45.9%)
|
363 (31.1%)b
|
557 (35.5%)
|
• Discontinuation of antibiotic therapy
|
239
|
135
|
227
|
• De-escalation of antibiotic therapy
|
198
|
74
|
176
|
• Intravenous to enteral switch
|
49
|
10
|
47
|
• Escalation of antibiotic therapy
|
25
|
7
|
13
|
• Antibiotic dosing
|
39
|
68
|
49
|
• Othersa
|
99
|
69
|
45
|
Recommendation acceptance (percentage of recommendations accepted)
|
570 (87.7%)
|
266 (73.3%)b
|
464 (83.3%)
|
Antimicrobial prescription (defined daily dose/1,000 inpatient-days)
| | | |
• All intravenous antibiotics
|
468.6
|
580.3c
|
513.7
|
• All carbapenems
|
130.8
|
181.2c
|
149.1
|
• 3rd and 4th-generation cephalosporins
|
128.2
|
95.1d
|
108.7
|
• Piperacillin/tazobactam
|
62.2
|
116.0c
|
160.8
|
• Vancomycin
|
80.9
|
108.7e
|
38.1
|