Control of antibiotic therapy in pediatric patients. I. A computer system to collect and analyze antibiotic prescriptions in hospitals
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
1981
Citazione:
Control of antibiotic therapy in pediatric patients. I. A computer system to collect and analyze antibiotic prescriptions in hospitals / N. Principi, D. Sher, R. C. Moresco, P. Marchisio, A. Boccazzi, G. Viola, F. Sereni. - In: DEVELOPMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. - ISSN 0379-8305. - 2:3(1981), pp. 145-155.
Abstract:
A computer system to record and analyze antibiotic prescriptions in hospitalized children is described. This system is especially organized in order to obtain simultaneously a quantitative evaluation of antibiotic use and a qualitative analysis of the process by which the physician makes his decision for therapy. The practical employment of this program has been demonstrated by analyzing 765 prescriptions given in nine different pediatric hospital wards. Many errors of prescription have been demonstrated: antibiotic therapy was based on the clinical impression alone in 31.5% of the prescriptions, antibiotic choice was rational in 20.1% and the posology prescribed complied with the usually applied schemes in 22.4%. Finally, the physician's attitude regarding laboratory monitoring of side effects was adequate in 52.8% before treatment and 33.4% during antibiotic treatment.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Anti-Bacterial Agents; Humans; Computers; Aging; Child; Drug Utilization; Utilization Review; Hospitals
Elenco autori:
N. Principi, D. Sher, R.C. Moresco, P. Marchisio, A. Boccazzi, G. Viola, F. Sereni
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