학술논문
Review of antibiotic prescriptions as part of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: results from a pilot implementation at two provincial-level hospitals in Viet Nam
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Ngan, Ta Thi Dieu; Quan, Truong Anh; Quang, Le Minh; Vinh, Vu Hai; Duc, Chau Minh; Nguyet, Huynh Thi; Tu, Nguyen Thi Cam; Khanh, Nguyen Hong; Long, Le Ba; Hue, Nguyen Hong; Hung, Dinh The; Thanh, Nguyen Duc; Van Ve, Nguyen; Giang, Tran Thanh; Tung, Le Thanh; Tuan, Truong Thanh; Kesteman, Thomas; Ashley, Elizabeth Dodds; Anderson, Deverick J.; Van Doorn, H. Rogier; Huong, Vu Thi Lan
Source
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. February, 2023, Vol. 5 Issue 1
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the feasibility of retrospective prescription-based review and to describe the antibiotic prescribing patterns to provide information for an antimicrobial stewardship programme in Viet Nam Methods: This study was conducted in two provincial-level hospitals between February and April 2020. Reviews were done by a clinical team consisting of leaders/senior doctors of each ward to assess the optimal level (optimal/adequate/suboptimal/inadequate/not assessable) of antibiotic prescriptions. Mixed-effect logistic regression at prescription level was used to explore factors associated with optimal antibiotic use. Results: The retrospective prescription-based review was accepted by study clinical wards with varied levels of participants. One hundred and eighty-three patients (326 prescriptions) in Hospital 1 and 200 patients (344 prescriptions) in Hospital 2 were included. One hundred and nineteen of the 326 (36.5%) antibiotic prescriptions in Hospital 1 and 51/344 (14.8%) antibiotic prescriptions in Hospital 2 were determined to be optimal by the review teams. The number of adequate antibiotic prescriptions were 179/326 (54.9%) and 178 (51.7%) in Hospital 1 and Hospital 2, respectively. The optimal level was lower for surgical prophylaxis antibiotics than for empirical therapy (OR=0.06; 95% CI 0.01-0.45), higher in prescriptions in the ICU (OR = 12.00; 95% CI 3.52-40.92), higher in definitive antibiotic therapy (OR = 48.12; 95% CI 7.17-322.57) and higher in those with an indication recorded in medical records (OR = 3.46; 95% CI 1.13-10.62). Conclusions: This study provides evidence on the feasibility of retrospective prescription-based review, with adaption to the local situation. High and varying levels of optimal antibiotic prescriptions in clinical wards in hospitals were observed in Viet Nam.
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern as it poses a great threat to public health and a burden on healthcare facilities and society. (1) Overuse, inappropriate prescribing and [...]
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern as it poses a great threat to public health and a burden on healthcare facilities and society. (1) Overuse, inappropriate prescribing and [...]