Requiring durations of therapy at the time of antibiotic order entry reduces antibiotic use

The impact of required durations of therapy for antibiotic orders at the time of order entry has not been reported. Requiring ordering clinicians to enter stop dates at the time of antibiotic order entry decreased DOT/1000 patient days for orders with empiric indication from 154 to 119 (–34.9 (–55.7...

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Main Authors: Megan R. Wright, Jessica Gillon, Sophie E. Katz, Ritu Banerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25000208/type/journal_article
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