Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program on outcomes in patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to a tertiary community hospital.
Publication Title
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Keywords
antimicrobial stewardship; duration of therapy; length of stay; pneumonia
Abstract
PURPOSE: Results of a study evaluating the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) on clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are reported.
METHODS: A retrospective records review was conducted at a 400-bed hospital to identify patients admitted over 3 years with CAP documented as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Clinical and medication-use outcomes during a 1-year baseline period and in the first and second years after ASP implementation (post-ASP years 1 and 2) were analyzed. A local CAP guideline was implemented around the beginning of post-ASP year 2.
RESULTS: The mean hospital length of stay declined from 7.24 days in the baseline period to 5.71 days in post-ASP year 1 (
CONCLUSION: ASP implementation was associated with specific clinical benefits in patients with CAP, including decreased length of stay, decreased durations of antimicrobial therapy, and a shift in utilization to a primary regimen shown to produce superior clinical outcomes.
Specialty/Research Institute
Quality
Specialty/Research Institute
Pulmonary Medicine
