ArticleThe Laryngoscope2015
Diagnosis and treatment of acute sinusitis in the primary care setting: A retrospective cohort.
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- Early-career general practitioners' antibiotic prescribing for acute infections: a systematic review.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2024Pooled it
- Procalcitonin as a Biomarker in Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review.American journal of rhinology & allergy · 2019Pooled it
- Using Clinical Decision Support Within the Electronic Health Record to Reduce Incorrect Prescribing for Acute Sinusitis.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2018Article
- A diagnostic dilemma: chronic sinusitis diagnosed by non-otolaryngologists.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectives and hypothesisOur objectives were to characterize the quality of acute sinusitis care and to identify nonclinical factors associated with antibiotic use for acute sinusitis. We hypothesized that we would identify provider-level factors associated with antibiotic use. STUDY
designRetrospective cohort at a single academic institution.
methodsWe developed and clinically annotated an administrative dataset of adult patients diagnosed with acute sinusitis between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2006. We used identify factors associated with receipt of antibiotics.
resultsWe find that 66.0% of patients with mild symptoms of short duration are given antibiotics, and that nonclinical factors, including the individual provider, the provider's specialty, and the presence of a medical trainee, significantly influence antibiotic use. Relative to internal medicine providers, family medicine providers use fewer antibiotics, and emergency medicine providers use more antibiotics for acute sinusitis.
conclusionsAntibiotics continue to be overused for patients with mild acute sinusitis of short duration. Nonclinical characteristics, including the individual provider, the provider's specialty, and the presence of a medical trainee, significantly influence use of antibiotics for acute sinusitis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
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