IMPACT ON USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING ORDER FORM IN ICU DAILY PRACTICE IN ADJUSTMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING AND IN ENHANCEMENT OF PATIENTS CLINICAL OUTCOMES

Authors

  • AMAL K. HUSSEIN Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
  • MOHAMED M. IBRAHIM Faculty of Pharmacy, Master in Clinical Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
  • TAREK F. TAMMAM Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
  • HATEM A. SARHAN Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
  • GAMAL F. GAD Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Microbiology, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs.2017.8.2.p214-220

Keywords:

antimicrobial prescribing form, icu, antibiotics consumption, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic overuse.

Abstract

The aim of all workers in the medical field is saving the patients’ lives wherefore; most of physicians when
their patients get infections, they start broad spectrum antibiotic immediately to save them from death by
infection and sepsis. The overuse of broad spectrum antibiotics induces new strains of microorganisms
which make antibiotic resistance nowadays. In present study, we investigated the impact of use
antimicrobial prescribing form to help us in adjustment of antibiotic prescribing manner and to enhance
patients’ clinical outcomes. The study was implemented in adult ICU which has medical and surgical beds
in general hospital. It is retrospective study which compared the results of using this form within two years
after January 2014 with the results of not using this form within two years before January 2014. The
results indicated that there was a significant adjustment in antibiotic consumptions between different
antibiotic molecules and a significant enhancement in patients’ clinical outcomes like mortality, ICU stay
infection time and a non-significant decreasing in cost.

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Published

30.06.2017

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AMAL K. HUSSEIN, MOHAMED M. IBRAHIM, TAREK F. TAMMAM, HATEM A. SARHAN, & GAMAL F. GAD. (2017). IMPACT ON USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING ORDER FORM IN ICU DAILY PRACTICE IN ADJUSTMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING AND IN ENHANCEMENT OF PATIENTS CLINICAL OUTCOMES. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 8(2), 214–220. https://doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs.2017.8.2.p214-220

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Volume 8, Issue 2, 2017

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Research Articles

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