Implementation of an Antibiotic Checklist
- Conditions
- appropriate antibiotic use, bacterial infections in hospital, quality indicatorsantibioticagebruik, kwaliteitsindicatoren, bacteriele infecties in het ziekenhuis
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26783
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1620
Inclusion Criteria
age ≥ 18 years old
-hospitalized patients or patients who will be hospitalized and present at the ED
Exclusion Criteria
- anticipated hospital stay of less than 24 hours;
- antibiotics used as prophylaxis or < 24 hours antibiotics;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect evaluation: <br /><br>- Length of hospital stay; <br /><br>- Appropriate antibiotic treatment according to the generic quality indicators
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect evaluation:<br /><br>- admission to and duration of intensive care unit stay; <br /><br>- readmission within 30 days; <br /><br>- mortality.<br /><br>Process evaluation:<br /><br>- doctors’ compliance with the checklist<br /><br>Economic evaluation: <br /><br>- total antibiotic use;<br /><br>- costs associated with resource use and hospital stay;<br /><br>-costs related to implementation and use of the checklist.<br><br><br>