Review: Interventions improve hospital antibiotic prescribing and reduce hospital stay but do not affect mortality
Authors: Daniel I. Steinberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

ACP Journal Club16 May 2017Review: Interventions improve hospital antibiotic prescribing and reduce hospital stay but do not affect mortalityDaniel I. Steinberg, MDDaniel I. Steinberg, MDIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA (D.I.S.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2017-166-10-059 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationDavey P, Marwick CA, Scott CL, et al. Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;2:CD003543. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28178770Clinical Impact RatingsHospitalists: Infectious Disease: Pulmonology: References1 Fogerty International Center. Implementation science information and resources. 2017. www.fic.nih.gov/researchtopics/pages implementationscience.aspx (accessed 20 Mar 17). Google Scholar2 Ivers N, Jamtvedt G, Flottorp S, et al. Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012:6;CD000259. [PMID: 22696318] Google Scholar3 van der Veer SN, de Keizer NF, Ravelli AC, Tenkink S, Jager KJ. Improving quality of care. A systematic review on how medical registries provide information feedback to health care providers. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79:305-23. [PMID: 20189451] Google Scholar4 O'Brien MA, Rogers S, Jamtvedt G, et al. Educational outreach visits: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007:4;CD000409. [PMID: 17943742] Google Scholar5 The Joint Commission. Antimicrobial stewardship. 2017. www.jointcommission.org/topics/hai_antimicrobial_stewardship.aspx (accessed 20 Mar 17). Google Scholar6 Øvretveit J. Understanding the conditions for improvement: research to discover which context influences affect improvement success. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20 Suppl 1:i18-23. [PMID: 21450764] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA (D.I.S.)This article was published at Annals.org on 2 May 2017. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReview: Strategies to improve provider adoption and implementation of clinical practice guidelines were assessed Daniel I. Steinberg Review: Strategies to improve provider adoption and implementation of clinical practice guidelines were assessed Daniel I. Steinberg Metrics Cited byClinical and economic impact of bacterial resistance: an approach to infection control and antimicrobial stewardship solutions 16 May 2017Volume 166, Issue 10Page: JC59KeywordsAntibioticsBehaviorDatabasesInpatientsLength of stayMortalityQuality improvementSafetySystematic reviewsTreatment guidelines ePublished: 16 May 2017 Issue Published: 16 May 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...