Using information systems technology to improve antibiotic prescribing

被引:15
作者
Bailey, TC [1 ]
McMullin, ST
机构
[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[2] Barnes Jewish Hosp, Dept Pharm, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
关键词
clinical decision support; antibiotics; information systems; antibiogram;
D O I
10.1097/00003246-200104001-00006
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:N87 / N91
页数:5
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