Taking an Antibiotic Time-out: Utilization and Usability of a Self-Stewardship Time-out Program for Renewal of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam

J. Graber, Christopher; Jones, Makoto; Glassman, Peter; Weir, Charlene; Butler, Jorie; Nechodom, Kevin; L. Kay, Chad; E. Furman, Amy; T. Tran, Thuong; Foltz, Christopher; A. Pollack, Lori; H. Samore, Matthew; Bidwell Goetz, Matthew

doi:10.1310/hpj5011-1011

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Taking an Antibiotic Time-out: Utilization and Usability of a Self-Stewardship Time-out Program for Renewal of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam

Published in Hospital Pharmacy • Nov 1, 2015

Authors:

Christopher J. Graber

Makoto Jones

Peter Glassman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic time-outs can promote critical thinking and greater attention to reviewing indications for continuation. OBJECTIVE: We pilot tested an antibiotic time-out program at a tertiary care teaching hospital where vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam continuation past day 3 had prev...

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Medicine

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Antimicrobial stewardship

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