Antibiotics utilization in the intensive care unit of the Hospital Dr. Guillermo Rawson-San Juan, Argentina Consumo de antimicrobianos en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva del Hospital Dr. Guillermo Rawson-San Juan, Argentina
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Vega, Elena María
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Fontana, Daniela
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Iturrieta, Martha
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Segovia, Liliana
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RodrÍguez, Gabriela
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AgÜero, Sandra
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2019-03-18T11:53:11Z
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2019-03-18T11:53:11Z
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2015
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Revista Chilena de Infectologia, Volumen 32, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 259-265
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07161018
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10.4067/S0716-10182015000400001
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/166618
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Introduction: To achieve rational use of antibiotics (ATB), is necessary to know its use and prescription patterns over time. Objective: To describe and analyze the characteristics of the use of ATB in the Guillermo Rawson Hospital (GRH) adult intensive care unit (ICU). Material and Method: Observational, descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study (2008-2011). Pharmacy and Statistics records were consulted. ATC code was used, the group analyzed was J01. Oral or parenteral DDD were assigned. Data was processed with Excel 2007. Unit of measure: DDD/100 bed-days, for each ATB per year and an average of use. Results and Discussion: Over 4 years, 48 different medicines were dispensed (33 drugs). The average consumption of ATB was 177.07 DDD/100 bed-days and distribution per year was: 183.10, 165.90, 180.94, 178.34. The DDD/100 bed-days average for treatment groups more used were: penicillin (57.10), other β-lactam antibacterials (48.0
Antibiotics utilization in the intensive care unit of the Hospital Dr. Guillermo Rawson-San Juan, Argentina Consumo de antimicrobianos en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva del Hospital Dr. Guillermo Rawson-San Juan, Argentina