Using information systems technology to improve antibiotic prescribing

T. C. Bailey; S. T. McMullin

Using information systems technology to improve antibiotic prescribing

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Abstract

The selection of antimicrobial agents in the hospital setting is still a largely manual task and, therefore, fraught with the potential for error. This includes the choice of agents, dosage regimens, and monitoring for response and toxicity. The authors describe current and future strategies to use information technology to improve the process of antimicrobial selection and to avoid dosing errors and contraindicated drug combinations. The possible role of decision support in preventing the emergence of resistance is also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	N87-N91
Journal	Critical care medicine
Volume	29
Issue number	4 SUPPL.
State	Published - Apr 28 2001

Keywords

Antibiogram
Antibiotics
Clinical decision support
Information systems

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Using information systems technology to improve antibiotic prescribing

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