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
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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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description 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 to –14)).
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spelling doaj-art-92897f45a9104a788b88c1b65dafbf252025-02-12T08:13:49ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2025.20Requiring durations of therapy at the time of antibiotic order entry reduces antibiotic useMegan R. Wright0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4408-3245Jessica Gillon1Sophie E. Katz2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-6861Ritu Banerjee3Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USADepartment of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USADivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN, USADivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN, USAThe 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 to –14)).https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25000208/type/journal_article
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