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Appropriateness of Intravenous Antibiotics Prescriptions at Hospital Discharge

NCT03173768 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 173

Last updated 2017-06-05

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Summary

A quasi-experimental study was conducted among patients receiving care at the medicine units of the Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital to determine the appropriateness of intravenous antibiotics at hospital discharge with and without ID consultation.

Conditions

  • Anti-Infectives Adverse Reaction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ID specialist approval

Appropriateness of intravenous antibiotics ordered by the primary team was assessed by ID specialist. ID fellow modified the intravenous antibiotics ordered by the primary team if those intravenous antibiotics were judged as inappropriate by ID fellow as follows: 1) discontinue intravenous antibiotics (treatment was complete), 2) switch to oral antibiotics, 3) change intravenous antibiotics to cover isolated pathogens, 4) adjust the dose of intravenous antibiotics, and 5) change the duration of intravenous antibiotics. Finally, ID specialist retrospectively assessed the appropriateness of intravenous antibiotics at hospital discharge managed by ID fellow in post-intervention period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chiang Mai University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Romanee Chaiwarith, MD · Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-01
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2017-02-28

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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