Impact of antibiotic stewardship program on usage of higher range of antibiotics in patients of intensive care units in a tertiary care hospital, India

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dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjee, Mounamukharen_US
dc.contributor.authorNag, Vijaya Lakshmien_US
dc.contributor.authorGoyal, Jagdish Prasaden_US
dc.contributor.authorTak, Vibhoren_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T07:43:29Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T07:43:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of the study was to monitor the changes in antimicrobial use after implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Programmed (ASP) and pattern of use of antimicrobials in the respective ICU抯.Methods: The study was conducted in three ICU抯 Adult ICU(AICU), Paediatric ICU (PICU), Neonatal ICU (NICU) -Six bedded each) over a period of six months from September 2018 to February 2019 in a tertiary care hospital. Antibiotics monitored over total 155 patients and antibiotics selected for the study are ?-lactam inhibitors, Carbapenem derivatives and ColistinResults: Out of total 155 patients 51% were males and the definitive therapy (Implementation of antibiotics according to the antibiotic policy of the hospital) in the respective ICU抯 showed increase from 66.7% to 83.3% after implementation of ASP activity in that particular duration. Antibiotic consumption showed fluctuation in the whole duration of the study (p value <0.05).Conclusions: Analysis of the study shows a positive impact on implementation of ASP programme in intensive care units, brought an effective increase in appropriate use of antimicrobials.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBhattacharjee Mounamukhar, Nag Vijaya Lakshmi, Goyal Jagdish Prasad, Tak Vibhor. Impact of antibiotic stewardship program on usage of higher range of antibiotics in patients of intensive care units in a tertiary care hospital, India. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2020 Feb; 7(2): 287-292en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/194584
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20200082en_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial stewardshipen_US
dc.subjectCarbapenem derivativesen_US
dc.subjectColistinen_US
dc.subject?-lactam inhibitorsen_US
dc.subjectIntensive care unitsen_US
dc.titleImpact of antibiotic stewardship program on usage of higher range of antibiotics in patients of intensive care units in a tertiary care hospital, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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