What is it about?
The overuse (or misuse) of antimicrobials resulting partly from poor prescribing behaviour, is the single most important determinant of resistance. The designed software is based on antimicrobial guideline locally available in most hospitals. It is intuitively easy to use and requires no advanced computer skills.
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Why is it important?
We have designed an easy-to use simple electronic assistant which offers guidance on choice and priority of antibiotics prescribed for empiric management of selected disease conditions within the context of a local antimicrobial prescribing policy.
Perspectives
This software provides dosage recommendations for patients of different age groups based on the British National Formulary. It aids selection of appropriate antibiotics based on agreed priority criteria for selected common disease conditions. It minimises prescribing errors by aiding in calculation of the correct antimicrobial dosage based on the given patient's weight. It enables prescribers to easily implement the local antibiotics guidelines.
Dr Michael O Ogundele
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Postgraduate Medical Centre
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This page is a summary of: 1260 Design of Electronic Software to Aid Rationalised Antibiotic Prescription and Implementation of the Local Antibiotics Policies., Pediatric Research, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-201011001-01260.
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