PMID: 29771104May 18, 2018Paper

Appropriateness of antimicrobial prescriptions in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital

Revista española de quimioterapia : publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Quimioterapia
L Yunquera-RomeroR Asensi-Díez

Abstract

Antibiotics are widely prescribed in the Emergency Department (ED), representing 26-62% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions. Around 40% of antibiotic prescriptions in hospitalized patients are inappropriate or unnecessary. The aim of the study was to assess the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions according to local empirical antibiotic treatment guidelines, in the ED of a tertiary hospital. Observational, retrospective study including patients attending the ED in November 2016, with an antibiotic prescription, excluding those from residents. A total of 676 patients were included, 57.1% women, mean age 47.4 ± 21.2 years. Patient's diagnoses were 27.2% urinary tract infections (UTI), 24.1% lower respiratory tract infections, 15.4% skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), 13.8% upper respiratory tract infections, 11.8% oral infections, 2.7% genital/sexually transmitted infections, 1.6% gastrointestinal infections, 0.3% ocular infections and 3.1% other. The most prescribed antibiotic families were: 44.1% penicillins, 21.3% fluoroquinolones. The most prescribed antibiotics were: fosfomycin trometamol in UTI (32.1%), levofloxacin in lower respiratory tract (46.2%) and amoxicillin/clavulanate in oral infections (71.6%), SSTI...Continue Reading

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