Developing a framework for regular and sustainable qualitative assessment of antibiotic use in Korean medical institutions : a Delphi study

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BACKGROUND: We aimed to develop a roadmap for conducting regular, sustainable, and strategic qualitative assessments of antibiotic use in medical institutions within the Republic of Korea.

METHODS: A literature review on the current state of qualitative antibiotic assessments was conducted, followed by one open round to collect ideas, two scoring rounds to establish consensus, and one panel meeting between them. The expert panel comprised 20 experts in infectious disease or antibiotic stewardship.

RESULTS: The response rate for all three surveys was 95% (19/20), while the panel meeting attendance rate was 90% (18/20). The following long-term goals were defined to assess the annual use of antibacterial and antifungal agents in all medical institutions, including clinics. The panel agreed that random sampling of antibiotic prescriptions was the most suitable method of selecting antibiotics for qualitative assessment, with the additional possibility of evaluating specific antibiotics or infectious diseases that warrant closer evaluation for promoting appropriate antibiotic use. The plan for utilization of results from evaluation involves providing feedback while maintaining anonymity and disclosure. It includes a quantitative assessment of antibiotic prescriptions and resistance rates to compare against institutional benchmarks. Furthermore, it was agreed to link the evaluation findings to the national antibiotic stewardship programme, enabling policy and institutional approaches to address frequently misused items, identified during the evaluation.

CONCLUSION: This study provides a framework for establishing a qualitative assessment of antimicrobial use for medical institutions at a national level in the Republic of Korea.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 12(2023), 1 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 114

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Se Yoon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yong Chan [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Song Mi [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Bongyoung [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Raeseok [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hong Bin [VerfasserIn]
Korea Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (KOSGAP) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotic stewardship
Antibiotics
Consensus
Expert
Journal Article
Qualitative assessment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 22.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13756-023-01319-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363459502