2021
Compliance With an Antibiotic Guideline for Suspected Ventilator-Associated Infection: The Ventilator-Associated INfection (VAIN2) Study*
Karsies T, Tarquinio K, Shein SL, Beardsley AL, Prentice E, Karam O, Fontela P, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Willson DF. Compliance With an Antibiotic Guideline for Suspected Ventilator-Associated Infection: The Ventilator-Associated INfection (VAIN2) Study*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2021, 22: 859-869. PMID: 33965989, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated infectionPositive respiratory culturesRespiratory culturesAntibiotic continuationPhase 3 subjectsRespiratory culture resultsVentilator-Associated InfectionsObservational cohort studyOverall study populationBaseline data collectionPhase 1Antibiotic discontinuationAntibiotic recommendationsAntibiotic guidelinesAntibiotic decisionsCohort studyGuideline adherenceMicrobiologic dataIllness severityMechanical ventilationAntibiotic managementRespiratory secretionsAntibiotic utilizationConsensus guidelinesAntibiotic treatment
2020
790. Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Providers Concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile Treatment Guidelines in New Haven County, 2017-2019
Luc C, Olson D, Banach D, Hadler J, Clogher P. 790. Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Providers Concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile Treatment Guidelines in New Haven County, 2017-2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s439-s439. PMCID: PMC7777245, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridioides difficile infectionNon-severe casesFirst-line antibioticsTreatment guidelinesCDI surveillanceNew Haven CountyWhite blood cell countInfectious Diseases SocietyBlood cell countOld casesAntibiotic recommendationsConcordant treatmentGuideline concordanceSHEA guidelinesFulminant casesDiseases SocietyCDI recurrenceRecurrence rateDifficile infectionCDI treatmentHealthcare EpidemiologyTreatment criteriaRecurrence riskMedical providersCell count
2015
The Surgical Care Improvement Project Antibiotic Guidelines
Schonberger RB, Barash PG, Lagasse RS. The Surgical Care Improvement Project Antibiotic Guidelines. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 397-403. PMID: 26197373, PMCID: PMC4510848, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccreditationAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CostsGuideline AdherenceHospital CostsHumansPerioperative CarePolicy MakingPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReimbursement, IncentiveSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsSurgical Care Improvement ProjectSurgical site infectionSite infectionCare Improvement ProjectQuality improvement projectSuccessful quality improvement projectImprovement projectQuality improvement effortsAntibiotic recommendationsAntibiotic guidelinesQuality collaborativesIndividual cliniciansBehavioral interventionsGood evidenceInfectionCliniciansImprovement efforts
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