Christopher J Graber1, Makoto M Jones2, Ann F Chou3, Yue Zhang4, Matthew Bidwell Goetz1, Karl Madaras-Kelly5, Matthew H Samore2, Peter A Glassman6. 1. Infectious Diseases Section, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA; David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA. 2. IDEAS Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 3. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK. 4. Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 5. VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho and College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID. 6. David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been advocated to improve antimicrobial utilization, but program implementation is variable. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been advocated to improve antimicrobial utilization, but program implementation is variable. OBJECTIVE: To determine associations between ASPs and facility characteristics, and inpatient antimicrobial utilization measures in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system in 2012. DESIGN: In 2012, VA administered a survey on antimicrobial stewardship practices to designated ASP contacts at VA acute care hospitals. From the survey, we identified 34 variables across 3 domains (evidence, organizational context, and facilitation) that were assessed using multivariable least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression against 4 antimicrobial utilization measures from 2012: aggregate acute care antimicrobial use, antimicrobial use in patients with non-infectious primary discharge diagnoses, missed opportunities to convert from parenteral to oral antimicrobial therapy, and double anaerobic coverage. SETTING: All 130 VA facilities with acute care services. RESULTS: Variables associated with at least 3 favorable changes in antimicrobial utilization included presence of postgraduate physician/pharmacy training programs, number of antimicrobial-specific order sets, frequency of systematic de-escalation review, presence of pharmacists and/or infectious diseases (ID) attendings on acute care ward teams, and formal ID training of the lead ASP pharmacist. Variables associated with 2 unfavorable measures included bed size, the level of engagement with VA Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force online resources, and utilization of antimicrobial stop orders. CONCLUSIONS: Formalization of ASP processes and presence of pharmacy and ID expertise are associated with favorable utilization. Systematic de-escalation review and order set establishment may be high-yield interventions. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017;12:301-309.
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been advocated to improve antimicrobial utilization, but program implementation is variable. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been advocated to improve antimicrobial utilization, but program implementation is variable. OBJECTIVE: To determine associations between ASPs and facility characteristics, and inpatient antimicrobial utilization measures in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system in 2012. DESIGN: In 2012, VA administered a survey on antimicrobial stewardship practices to designated ASP contacts at VA acute care hospitals. From the survey, we identified 34 variables across 3 domains (evidence, organizational context, and facilitation) that were assessed using multivariable least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression against 4 antimicrobial utilization measures from 2012: aggregate acute care antimicrobial use, antimicrobial use in patients with non-infectious primary discharge diagnoses, missed opportunities to convert from parenteral to oral antimicrobial therapy, and double anaerobic coverage. SETTING: All 130 VA facilities with acute care services. RESULTS: Variables associated with at least 3 favorable changes in antimicrobial utilization included presence of postgraduate physician/pharmacy training programs, number of antimicrobial-specific order sets, frequency of systematic de-escalation review, presence of pharmacists and/or infectious diseases (ID) attendings on acute care ward teams, and formal ID training of the lead ASP pharmacist. Variables associated with 2 unfavorable measures included bed size, the level of engagement with VA Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force online resources, and utilization of antimicrobial stop orders. CONCLUSIONS: Formalization of ASP processes and presence of pharmacy and ID expertise are associated with favorable utilization. Systematic de-escalation review and order set establishment may be high-yield interventions. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017;12:301-309.
Authors: Christopher J Graber; Makoto M Jones; Matthew Bidwell Goetz; Karl Madaras-Kelly; Yue Zhang; Jorie M Butler; Charlene Weir; Ann F Chou; Sarah Y Youn; Matthew H Samore; Peter A Glassman Journal: Clin Infect Dis Date: 2020-08-22 Impact factor: 9.079
Authors: Barbara E Jones; Candace Haroldsen; Karl Madaras-Kelly; Matthew B Goetz; Jian Ying; Brian Sauer; Makoto M Jones; Molly Leecaster; Tom Greene; Scott K Fridkin; Melinda M Neuhauser; Matthew H Samore Journal: Med Care Date: 2018-07 Impact factor: 2.983