Rational use of antibacterial drugs in hospital
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A prospective, single-center, self-controlled study will be conducted in 3 departments of Beijing Hospital. The data of antibiotic utilization, cost as well as clinical outcomes (length of hospital-stay and mortality rate)will be extracted directly from the hospital information system (HIS). The screening criteria of the investigated departments: The top 5 departments in terms of the increase in the intensity of antimicrobial use in 2023 compared with 2022.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclude 2 departments: 1.Small sample size: the number of discharges in the last quarter of 2023 was less than 100 or the departments with least number of discharged patients. 2.Intensity difference: the intensity of antibacterial drug use was less than 10% different from the target value of the department.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| intensity of consumption in defined daily dose (DDD)/100 bed-days; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the proportion of antibiotic prescriptions among inpatients; the change trends of the overall cost of hospitalization and antibacterial agents costs during the baseline, intervention and stability phases. ;the change trends of the average length of antibiotic use and average length of hospital stay among the baseline, intervention and stability phases.;change trends in in-hospital mortality rate of infected patients during the baseline, intervention and stability phases.; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Beijing Hospital