A multisite evaluation of antifungal use in critical care: implications for antifungal stewardship.
Clare LoganC HemsleyA FifeJ EdgeworthA MazzellaP WadeAnna L GoodmanP HopkinsD WyncollJ BallT PlancheS SchelenzTihana BicanicPublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2022)
Achieving a better balance between promptly treating IFI patients and avoiding inappropriate antifungal prescribing in the ICU requires timely post-prescription review by specialist multidisciplinary teams and improved, evidence-based-risk prescribing strategies incorporating rapid diagnostics to guide AFT start and stop decisions.
Keyphrases
- candida albicans
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- intensive care unit
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- patient reported
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- electronic health record
- quantum dots