Effects of clinical pathway implementation on antibiotic prescriptions for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia.

Daniele DonàSilvia ZingarellaAndrea GastaldiRebecca LundinGiorgio PerilongoAnna Chiara FrigoRana F HamdyTheoklis ZaoutisLiviana Da DaltCarlo Giaquinto

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Introduction of a CP for CAP in a Pediatric Emergency Department led to reduction of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescriptions, of combination therapy and of duration of treatment both for outpatients and inpatients.

Keyphrases

combination therapy
community acquired pneumonia
emergency department
primary care
healthcare
quality improvement
adverse drug