urinary tract infections, antibiotic use, quality indicators, implementation strategies, guidelines (urineweginfecties, antibioticagebruik, kwaliteitsindicatoren, implementatie strategieen, richtlijnen)
Conditions
Interventions
After a baseline measurement, hospitals will be randomized between two implementation strategies: a theory-based and effective, but labour-intensive strategy (the 'state-of-the-art' strategy) versus a
Sponsors
University of Amsterdam, AMC
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospitals will be randomized. For baseline- and postintervention measurement data will be extracted from medical charts of patients. Inclusion criteria for these patients are: 1. In- and outpatients from the departments Urology or Internal Medicine; 2. > 16 years; 3. Diagnosed and treated for a complicated UTI in 2008 (2007).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No (treated) UTI; 2. Uncomplicated UTI; 3. Nephro drain; 4. JJ catheter; 5. < 16 years; 6. Diagnosed and treated for a complicated UTI before 2007.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of antibiotic use (measured by clinically validated indicators). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cost-effectiveness; 2. Successful elements of the implementation strategy. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactV. Spoorenberg
Outcome results
None listed