Optimising antibacterial utilisation in Argentine intensive care units: a quality improvement collaborative.
Facundo Jorro BarónCecilia Inés LoudetWanda CornisteinInés Suarez-AnzorenaPilar Arias-LopezCarina BalasiniLaura CabanaEleonora CuntoPablo Rodrigo Jorge CorralLuz GibbonsMarina GuglielminoGabriela IzzoMarianela LescanoClaudia MeregalliCristina OrlandiFernando PerreMaria Elena RattoMariano RivetAna Paula RodriguezViviana Monica RodriguezJacqueline Vilca BecerraPaula Romina VillegasEmilse VitarJavier RobertiEzequiel García-Elorrionull nullViviana RodriguezPublished in: BMJ quality & safety (2024)
Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program in ICUs in a middle-income country via a QIC demonstrated success in improving antibacterial de-escalation based on microbiological culture results, but not on DOT or DDD. In addition, eight out of nine ICUs improved their IPC Assessment Framework Score.