A healthcare worker and patient-informed approach to oral antibiotic decision making during the hospital-to-home transition
Date:
10/15/2021
Citation:
Sharara SL, Arbaje AI, Cosgrove SE, Gurses AP, Dzintars K, Ladikos N, Qasba SS, Keller SC. A healthcare worker and patient-informed approach to oral antibiotic decision making during the hospital-to-home transition. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Oct;42(10):1266-1271. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1383. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33475083; PMCID: PMC8693544.
Abstract
In a qualitative study of healthcare workers and patients discharged on oral antibiotics, we identified 5 barriers to antibiotic decision making at hospital discharge: clinician perceptions of patient expectations, diagnostic uncertainty, attending physician-led versus multidisciplinary team culture, not accounting for total antibiotic duration, and need for discharge prior to complete data.