Health Condition 1: A499- Bacterial infection, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Apollo hospitals
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients aged more than 18 years who are receiving restricted antibiotics which includes Carbapenem polymyxin tigecyclin ceftazidime avibactum aztreonem teicoplanin at our multi disciplinary critical care unit.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are not receiving restricted antibiotics. Patients discharged or deceased within 24 hours of antibiotic initiation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the defined daily dosage of restricted antibiotics administered to culture positive and culture negative sepsis.Timepoint: Third day and seventh day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To explore the reasons for non de escalation of restricted antibiotics in both groups To evaluate the utility of biomarkers such as pro calcitonin in guiding de escalation. To evaluate the impact of infectious disease specialist on de escalation practices.Timepoint: Third day & seventh day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactK Gunasri
Apollo hospitals
Outcome results
None listed