Improving Antibiotic De-Escalation in Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Observational Study With a Pharmacist-Driven Intervention

Conclusions:
Decision support by clinical pharmacists significantly improved rates of appropriate antibiotic targeting in cases of culture-positive suspected VAP but did not have a significant effect on early antibiotic discontinuation in patients at low risk of true pneumonia.

Source: Journal of Pharmacy Practice - September 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Oxman, D. A., Adams, C. D., Deluke, G., Philbrook, L., Ireland, P., Mitani, A., Panizales, C., Frendl, G., Rogers, S. O. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research