Effects of an application of empirical antimicrobial protocol in critical care settings: A single-center, retrospective observational cohort study

Effects of an application of empirical antimicrobial protocol in critical care settings: A single-center, retrospective observational cohort study - Effects of an application of empirical antimicrobial protocol in critical care settings: A single-center, retrospective observational cohort study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032494

Enrollment

200

Registered

2018-05-07

Start date

2018-05-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

bacteremia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted to the critical care center that had positive blood cultures, and together with the clinical symptoms, were diagnosed with bacteremia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the 28-day survival rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the appropriateness of early empirical antimicrobials; broad-spectrum/narrow-spectrum ratio; antimicrobial-related costs; and rate of use of meropenem	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNobuaki Shime

Hiroshima University Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine,Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences

shime@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp082-257-5456

Outcome results