Understanding the Components, Calculation, and Impact of Monthly and Seasonal Variation of the Standardized Antimicrobial Utilization Ratio (SAAR)

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This study sought to characterize the impact of 3 types of variation on the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) utilizing local National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) data. SAAR and antimicrobial days per 1,000 days present (AD/1000DP) were compiled monthly for Northwestern Memorial Hospital from 2014 to 2016. Antimicrobial consumption was aggregated into agent categories (via NHSN criteria). Month-to-month changes in SAAR and AD/1000DP were evaluated. Azithromycin and oseltamivir AD/1000DP from 2012 through 2017 were explored for seasonal variation. A sensitivity analysis was performed to explore the effect of seasonality and altered consumption at other hypothetical hospitals on the SAAR. Across agent categories for both the intensive care unit (n = 4) and general wards (n = 4), the average matched-month percent change in AD/1000DP was correlated with the corresponding change in SAAR (coefficient of determination of 0.99). The monthly mean ± standard deviation (SD) AD/1000DP was 235 (range, 47.2 to 661.5), and the mean ± SD SAAR was 1.09 ± 0.26 (range, 0.79 to 1.09) across the NHSN agent categories. Five seasons exhibited seasonal variation in AD/1000DP for azithromycin with a mean percent change of 26.76% (range, 22.27 to 30.69). Eight seasons exhibited seasonal variation in AD/1000DP for oseltamivir with a mean percent change of 129.1% (range, 32.01 to 352.74). The sensitivity analyses confirm that antimicrobial usage at comparator hospitals does not impact the local SAAR, and seasonal variation of antibiotics has the potential to impact SAAR. Month-to-month changes in the SAAR mirror monthly changes in an institution's AD/1000DP. Seasonal variation is an important variable for future SAAR consideration, and the variable antibiotic use at peer hospitals is not currently captured by the SAAR methodology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 63(2019), 3 vom: 01. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Avedissian, Sean N [VerfasserIn]
Rhodes, Nathaniel J [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jiajun [VerfasserIn]
Aljefri, Doaa [VerfasserIn]
Postelnick, Michael J [VerfasserIn]
Sutton, Sarah H [VerfasserIn]
Zembower, Teresa R [VerfasserIn]
Martin, David [VerfasserIn]
Pais, Gwendolyn [VerfasserIn]
Cruce, Caroline E [VerfasserIn]
Scheetz, Marc H [VerfasserIn]

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20O93L6F9H
83905-01-5
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotic consumption
Azithromycin
Journal Article
Oseltamivir
SAAR
Standardized Antimicrobial Utilization Ratio

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Date Completed 12.02.2020

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/AAC.01780-18

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292312431