Clinical evaluation of the BioFire Respiratory Pathogen Panel for the guidance of empirical antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia : A multicenter, quality improvement project

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BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine whether implementing antimicrobial stewardship based on multiplex bacterial PCR examination of respiratory fluid can enhance outcomes of critically ill patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).

METHODS: We conducted a quality improvement study in two hospitals in France. Adult patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation with a diagnosis of HAP were included. In the pre-intervention period (August 2019 to April 2020), antimicrobial therapy followed European guidelines. In the «intervention» phase (June 2020 to October 2021), treatment followed a multiplex PCR-guided protocol. The primary endpoint was a composite endpoint made of mortality on day 28, clinical cure between days 7 and 10, and duration of invasive mechanical ventilation on day 28. The primary outcome was analyzed with a DOOR strategy.

RESULTS: A total of 443 patients were included in 3 ICUs from 2 hospitals (220 pre-intervention; 223 intervention). No difference in the ranking of the primary composite outcome was found (DOOR: 50.3%; 95%CI, 49.9%-50.8%). The number of invasive mechanical ventilation-free days at day 28 was 10.0 [0.0; 19.0] in the baseline period and 9.0 [0.0; 20.0] days during the intervention period (p = 0.95). The time-to-efficient antimicrobial treatment was 0.43 ± 1.29 days before versus 0.55 ± 1.13 days after the intervention (p = 0.56).

CONCLUSION: Implementation of Rapid Multiplex PCR to guide empirical antimicrobial therapy for critically ill patients with HAP was not associated with better outcomes. However, adherence to stewardship was low, and the study may have had limited power to detect a clinically important difference.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine - 43(2024), 2 vom: 21. März, Seite 101353

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Poulain, Cécile [VerfasserIn]
Launey, Yoann [VerfasserIn]
Bouras, Marwan [VerfasserIn]
Lakhal, Karim [VerfasserIn]
Dargelos, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Crémet, Lise [VerfasserIn]
Gibaud, Sophie-Anne [VerfasserIn]
Corvec, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
Seguin, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Rozec, Bertrand [VerfasserIn]
Asehnoune, Karim [VerfasserIn]
Feuillet, Fanny [VerfasserIn]
Roquilly, Antoine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial therapy
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Journal Article
Mechanical ventilation
Molecular diagnosis
Multicenter Study

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.accpm.2024.101353

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368451453