Parenteral Antibiotic Use Among Ambulatory Children in United States Children's Hospital Emergency Departments.

Leigh M HowardCary ThurmKeerti DantuluriHannah G GriffithSophie E KatzMichael J WardRitu BanerjeeCarlos G Grijalva

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

This study demonstrates substantial variability in the frequency of parenteral antibiotic administration by age and diagnosis in the ambulatory ED setting and highlights potential opportunities to target stewardship activities.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
young adults
emergency department
healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
electronic health record