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Type of discrepancy within suboptimal prescriptions for treatment of infections.

Type of discrepancy within suboptimal prescriptions for treatment of infections.

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Figure 2. Rate of suboptimal prescriptions by medical service.
Figure 3. Rate of suboptimal prescriptions by indication.
Figure 4. Type of discrepancy within suboptimal prescriptions for...
Figure 5. Type of discrepancy within suboptimal prescriptions for...
+1 Figure 6. Rate of suboptimal prescriptions by antimicrobial.
Suboptimal antimicrobial discharge prescriptions at a tertiary referral children’s hospital
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  • Dec 2023
Objective To determine the rate of and factors associated with suboptimal discharge antimicrobial prescribing at a tertiary referral children’s hospital. Design Retrospective cohort. Setting Tertiary referral children’s hospital. Population All enteral antimicrobial discharge prescriptions at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford from Janu...
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... most common reasons for suboptimal perioperative prescriptions were duration (81.2%), followed by frequency (20.1%), and dose (19.6%) (Figure 4). Only 13.5% of prescriptions for treatment of an infection were suboptimal, primarily due to dose (6.6%), duration (3.4%), and frequency (3.1%) ( Figure 5). The most common indications for antimicrobial treatment were urinary tract infection (UTI) (20.2%), followed by skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) (14.5%) and appendicitis (10.8%). ...