A missed antibiotic dose was one ordered but never given (a completely missed dose) or a dose that was not given within an hour before or after the planned time (an off-schedule missed dose). Patient outcomes included a positive culture, ventilator, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS),...
The phenomenon of Antibiotic Omissions is an open challenge and its consequences are serious. We can conclude from our study that educational measures though effective are likely to be short-lived.Therefore, it can be asserted that Electronic prescribing is appropriate solution for antibiotic omissions...
, and upped the dose of all my anti-inflammatory medicines. I am probably going to have to stay on the Diflucan for 6 weeks, the duration of the steroid treatment. Baby E will probably have to stay on medicine, too. All this from one dose of an IV antibiotic: necessary, yes, but ...
Misoprostol, a prostaglandin analogue, is commonly used for the medical management of miscarriage to induce myometrial contractions to aid the expulsion of pregnancy tissue.8 However, misoprostol is not always effective, and 15–40% of women require an additional dose of misoprostol, thus prolonging...
outbreaks still occurred in central and eastern African countries. An extended YFV strategy was launched in 2016 to improve control of YF all over Africa and worldwide [35]. This resulted into vaccine shortage, fortunately leading to the demonstration that one-fifth of the current vaccine dose ...
The per-day risk of missed antibiotic administration was greatest on day 1: ceftriaxone (36%, 143/398), metronidazole (27%, 67/245), ciprofloxacin (34%, 39/114) and all inpatients who missed at least one dose-day of prescribed amoxicillin and azithromycin. Most patients received fewer dos...
Extensive antibiotic prescription rate among hospitalized patients in Uganda: but with frequent missed-dose days. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 71, 1697-1706.Extensive antibiotic prescription rate among hospitalized patients in Uganda:but with frequent missed-dose days. Kiguba R,Karamagi C,Bird ...