Antibiotic stewardship programs in the Spanish emergency services : PROA-URG Study

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OBJECTIVE: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) have become a key tool in the adaptation of these drugs to the health system. The information available on the application and indicators used in these programs in emergency departments is scarce. The objective of this study is to know the extent of ASP implementation in the emergency departments, as well as the use of antimicrobials in these units.

METHODS: Multicenter retrospective study. An invitation was sent to all participants of the REDFASTER-SEFH emergency pharmacist working group. A questionnaire was used consisting of 21 items, answered by a team made up of a pharmacist, emergency room specialist, infectious disease specialist and microbiologist.

RESULTS: Eighteen hospitals completed the survey. Fourteen (77.8%) had an ASP manager. The DDD value per 1000 admissions ranged between 36.5 and 400.5 (median: 100.4 [IQR:57.2-157.3]). Both carbapenem and macrolide group presented wide variability in use. Six (33.3%) hospitals had an annual report on the specific resistance profile for urine and blood cultures. The percentage of multi-drug resistant strains in urine cultures was 12.5% and in blood cultures 12.2%. The percentage of adequacy in the bacteremia treatment was 81.0% (IQR:74.6-85.0%), while in urinary tract infections was 78.0% (IQR:71.5-88.0).

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the existence of ASP members in emergency services, as well as the training activity and local guidelines is common. knowledge of the use of antimicrobials and resistances is limited. Future activities must be aimed at improving information about the ASP results in these units.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia - 37(2024), 2 vom: 13. März, Seite 163-169

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Programas de optimización del uso de antimicrobianos en los servicios de urgencias españoles: Estudio PROA-URG

Beteiligte Personen:

Ruiz Ramos, J [VerfasserIn]
Suárez-Lledó Grande, A [VerfasserIn]
Santolaya Perrín, M R [VerfasserIn]
Caballero Requejo, C [VerfasserIn]
Hijazi Vega, M [VerfasserIn]
López Vinardell, M [VerfasserIn]
García Martín, A [VerfasserIn]
Campos Baeta, Y [VerfasserIn]
Marcos González, A J [VerfasserIn]
Alonso Díez, M [VerfasserIn]
Conde Giner, S [VerfasserIn]
Herrera Carranza, S [VerfasserIn]
Such Diáz, A [VerfasserIn]
Prats Riera, M [VerfasserIn]
Menendez Liendo, L [VerfasserIn]
Toro Blanch, C [VerfasserIn]
Revuelta Amallo, A [VerfasserIn]
Calzón Blanco, C [VerfasserIn]
PROA-Urgencias group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial stewardship
Emergency care
English Abstract
Journal Article
Multicenter Study

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.37201/req/138.2023

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368621820