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ArticleRevista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia2024

[Antibiotic stewardship programs in the Spanish emergency services: PROA-URG Study].

J Ruiz Ramos, A Suárez-Lledó Grande, M R Santolaya Perrín, C Caballero Requejo, M Hijazi Vega, M López Vinardell, A García Martín, Y Campos Baeta, A J Marcos González, M Alonso Díez and 9 more

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Article in Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Implementation of the AWaRe classification in a paediatric hospital as a strategy to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J Ruiz RamosJesús Ruiz Ramos, Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital Santa Creu y San Pau, Barcelona. C/San Quintín 89, 08025 Barcelona, Spain. jrzrms@gmail.com.
A Suárez-Lledó Grande
M R Santolaya Perrín
C Caballero Requejo
M Hijazi Vega
M López Vinardell
A García Martín
Y Campos Baeta
A J Marcos González
M Alonso Díez
S Conde Giner
S Herrera Carranza
A Such Diáz
M Prats Riera
L Menendez Liendo
C Toro Blanch
A Revuelta Amallo
C Calzón Blanco
PROA-Urgencias group
Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAntimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) have become a key tool in the adaptation of these drugs to the health system. The information available on the application and indicators used in these programs in emergency departments is scarce. The objective of this study is to know the extent of ASP implementation in the emergency departments, as well as the use of antimicrobials in these units.

methodsMulticenter retrospective study. An invitation was sent to all participants of the REDFASTER-SEFH emergency pharmacist working group. A questionnaire was used consisting of 21 items, answered by a team made up of a pharmacist, emergency room specialist, infectious disease specialist and microbiologist.

resultsEighteen hospitals completed the survey. Fourteen (77.8%) had an ASP manager. The DDD value per 1000 admissions ranged between 36.5 and 400.5 (median: 100.4 [IQR:57.2-157.3]). Both carbapenem and macrolide group presented wide variability in use. Six (33.3%) hospitals had an annual report on the specific resistance profile for urine and blood cultures. The percentage of multi-drug resistant strains in urine cultures was 12.5% and in blood cultures 12.2%. The percentage of adequacy in the bacteremia treatment was 81.0% (IQR:74.6-85.0%), while in urinary tract infections was 78.0% (IQR:71.5-88.0).

conclusionsDespite the existence of ASP members in emergency services, as well as the training activity and local guidelines is common. knowledge of the use of antimicrobials and resistances is limited. Future activities must be aimed at improving information about the ASP results in these units.

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Anti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial StewardshipAnti-Bacterial AgentsHospitalsHumansRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntibiotic resistanceAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial stewardshipEmergency care

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PMID38372121
PMCPMC10945102
OpenAlexW4391930504

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