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Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center
BACKGROUND: Little is known about antimicrobial prescribing when patient care is transitioned to comfort measures only (CMO). We used a multidisciplinary survey and retrospective cohort study to gain insight into antimicrobial prescribing in this population at an academic medical center to inform fu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9850271/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36686640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac692 |
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author | Larnard, Jeffrey Blackshear, Leslie Lee, Matthew Shou Lun Buss, Mary K Stead, Wendy |
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description | BACKGROUND: Little is known about antimicrobial prescribing when patient care is transitioned to comfort measures only (CMO). We used a multidisciplinary survey and retrospective cohort study to gain insight into antimicrobial prescribing in this population at an academic medical center to inform future antimicrobial stewardship interventions. METHODS: A survey focusing on antimicrobial prescribing during the transition to CMO was electronically distributed to providers in medical subspecialities and responses were compared across specialties. A retrospective chart review was performed of patients admitted to an academic medical center in 2020 who were on antimicrobials in the 48 hours prior to CMO. We investigated the percentage of patients who remained on antimicrobials after the transition to CMO and rationale for continuing antimicrobials. RESULTS: We received 113 survey responses (35% response rate). Forty-one percent of respondents indicated that they “sometimes” or “often” continued antimicrobials during the transition to CMO. Patient/family preference and symptom palliation were the most common factors cited by respondents when deciding whether to continue antimicrobials in this population. Of the 546 patient charts reviewed, 140 (26%) patients were alive 48 hours after CMO order, and 19 (14%) of those patients remained on antimicrobials. Five of 19 (26%) patients had documentation that antimicrobials were continued due to patient/family preference and 5 of 19 (26%) patients had documentation that antimicrobials were continued for palliation of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Patient/family preference and symptom palliation are important factors in prescribing antimicrobials when patient care is transitioned to CMO. More evidence is needed regarding palliative benefits of antibiotics to inform provider discussions of benefits and harms of antimicrobial use in this setting. |
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spelling | pubmed-98502712023-01-20 Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center Larnard, Jeffrey Blackshear, Leslie Lee, Matthew Shou Lun Buss, Mary K Stead, Wendy Open Forum Infect Dis Invited Article BACKGROUND: Little is known about antimicrobial prescribing when patient care is transitioned to comfort measures only (CMO). We used a multidisciplinary survey and retrospective cohort study to gain insight into antimicrobial prescribing in this population at an academic medical center to inform future antimicrobial stewardship interventions. METHODS: A survey focusing on antimicrobial prescribing during the transition to CMO was electronically distributed to providers in medical subspecialities and responses were compared across specialties. A retrospective chart review was performed of patients admitted to an academic medical center in 2020 who were on antimicrobials in the 48 hours prior to CMO. We investigated the percentage of patients who remained on antimicrobials after the transition to CMO and rationale for continuing antimicrobials. RESULTS: We received 113 survey responses (35% response rate). Forty-one percent of respondents indicated that they “sometimes” or “often” continued antimicrobials during the transition to CMO. Patient/family preference and symptom palliation were the most common factors cited by respondents when deciding whether to continue antimicrobials in this population. Of the 546 patient charts reviewed, 140 (26%) patients were alive 48 hours after CMO order, and 19 (14%) of those patients remained on antimicrobials. Five of 19 (26%) patients had documentation that antimicrobials were continued due to patient/family preference and 5 of 19 (26%) patients had documentation that antimicrobials were continued for palliation of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Patient/family preference and symptom palliation are important factors in prescribing antimicrobials when patient care is transitioned to CMO. More evidence is needed regarding palliative benefits of antibiotics to inform provider discussions of benefits and harms of antimicrobial use in this setting. Oxford University Press 2022-12-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9850271/ /pubmed/36686640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac692 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Invited Article Larnard, Jeffrey Blackshear, Leslie Lee, Matthew Shou Lun Buss, Mary K Stead, Wendy Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center |
title | Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center |
title_full | Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center |
title_fullStr | Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center |
title_short | Perceptions and Reality of Antimicrobial Prescribing During the Transition to Comfort Measures Only at an Academic Medical Center |
title_sort | perceptions and reality of antimicrobial prescribing during the transition to comfort measures only at an academic medical center |
topic | Invited Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9850271/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36686640 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac692 |
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