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MP11: Evaluation of a pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship service in a pediatric emergency department

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2019

M. MacInnis*
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
K. MacMillan
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
E. Fitzpatrick
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
K. Hurley
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
S. MacPhee
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
K. Matheson
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
E. Black
Affiliation:
IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS

Abstract

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Introduction: We implemented a pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) service for patients discharged from the pediatric emergency department (PED). This service, supported by a collaborative practice agreement, allows pharmacists to follow up with patients and independently stop, start, or adjust antimicrobial agents based on culture results. The primary objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of this service on the rate of return visits to the PED within 96 hours. The secondary objective was to evaluate the appropriateness of the prescribed antimicrobial agent at follow up. Methods: This study was completed as a retrospective chart review 6 months pre-implementation (January 1st, 2016 to June 31st, 2016) and 6 months post-implementation (February 1st, 2017 to July 31st, 2017) of a pharmacist-led AMS service. A research assistant extracted data from electronic medical records using a standardized data collection form. All patients discharged from the PED with a suspected infection whose cultures fell within the parameters of the collaborative practice agreement were included in this study. Data were reported descriptively and compared using a two-sided chi-square test. Results: This study included 1070 patient encounters pre-implementation and 1040 patient encounters post-implementation of the AMS service. The most commonly reviewed culture was urine (38% pre-implementation and 41% post-implementation). The rate of return visits to the PED within 96 hours was 12.0% (129/1070) pre-implementation vs 10.0% (100/1049) post-implementation phase (p = 0.07). A significantly higher percentage of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy was identified at the time of follow up in the pre-implementation phase (7.0%, 68/975) compared to the post-implementation phase (5.0%, 46/952), p = 0.047. Conclusion: Although this pharmacist-led AMS service did not affect the rate of return visits within 96 hours, it may have led to more judicious use of antimicrobial agents.

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