ArticlePediatric pulmonology2025
Quantifying Antibiotic Prescribing in Children With Tracheostomies.
Article in Pediatric pulmonology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Predictors of Frequent Acute Respiratory Infections in Children With Tracheostomies.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Article
- Pediatric tracheostomy-associated respiratory infections: an evolving paradigm.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Early Antibiotic Discontinuation for Children With a Positive Rapid Respiratory Viral Test Hospitalized for Suspected Bacterial Tracheostomy-Associated Infections.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Article
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objectivesTo quantify and characterize systemic antibiotic prescribing among children with tracheostomies, and to identify predictors of higher prescribing. STUDY
designThis single-center retrospective cohort study included children with tracheostomies 2 months-18 years old cared for at a quaternary care pediatric institution between 2010 and 2018. Antibiotics prescribed for >1 day were recorded, classified by spectrum of activity, and stratified by setting and year. Presumptively prophylactic antibiotics were excluded. Child-level antibiotic prescribing was quantified using number of courses and days of therapy (DOT) per child per year. Group-level prescribing was summarized using total courses and DOT per 1000 person-days and analyzed by year over study course. Predictors of child-level prescribing were identified using backward elimination multivariable analyses within a generalized linear model.
resultsThe 548 children with tracheostomies were prescribed a median four antibiotic courses per child per year (IQR: 1.9-10.0) for a total median exposure of 33.8 DOT per child per year (IQR: 16.1-71.6). The group was prescribed 100.7 DOT per 1000 person-days. Most courses (72.7%) were broad-spectrum, with vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactam, and ampicillin-sulbactam/ampicillin-clavulanate being the most frequently prescribed courses. Annual antibiotic prescribing decreased 30%-33% between 2010 and 2018. Child ventilator use at baseline was associated with fewer DOT per child per year, while higher complexity and more ICU hospital days were risk factors for higher DOT.
conclusionChildren with tracheostomies have high systemic antibiotic use and are predominantly prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics. Chronic ventilator use was associated with lower prescribing. These data may inform antimicrobial stewardship work.
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