A STUDY BEFORE/AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-INFECTIOUS PRESCRIPTION AID
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Anti-infective strategy is a major public health problem. This is a before-and-after study of an anti-infectious prescription tool with a comparison of mortality at 30 days (then 3 and 6 months) between the two inclusion phases of 6 months each.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Group 1 : Before "Before" phase including 186 patients patients included before the implementation of the prescription support tool |
Device: Anti-infectious prescription support tool
implementation of a pocket notebook with current anti-infectious recommendations in the emergency department Patients were kept under surveillance for at least one hour before discharge.
Patients were discharged home with a 7 day supply of acetaminophen 1000 mg orally every 6 h, ketoprofen 100 mg, orally twice a day, and muscle relaxant as needed. Patients were instructed to take tramadol 50 mg, orally every 6h as needed for low back pain, in case of insufficient relief.
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Group 2 : After "After" phase including 185 patients patients included after the implementation of the prescription support tool |
Device: Anti-infectious prescription support tool
implementation of a pocket notebook with current anti-infectious recommendations in the emergency department Patients were kept under surveillance for at least one hour before discharge.
Patients were discharged home with a 7 day supply of acetaminophen 1000 mg orally every 6 h, ketoprofen 100 mg, orally twice a day, and muscle relaxant as needed. Patients were instructed to take tramadol 50 mg, orally every 6h as needed for low back pain, in case of insufficient relief.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Numbers of patient 30-day mortality [30 day]
patient survival at 30 days
Other Outcome Measures
- Numbers of patient 90-day mortality [90 days]
patient survival at 90 days
- Numbers of patient 6 months mortality [6 months]
patient survival at 6 months
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
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Major patients
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Sepsis or septic shock
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Oral consent
Exclusion criteria:
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minor patients
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death before antibiotherapy
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care limitations
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pre-hospital antibiotherapy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Uh Montpellier | Montpellier | France | 34295 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Investigators
- Study Director: Hamza GHOMRANI, MD, University Hospital, Montpellier
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- RECHMPL21_0685