Development of the predicted and standardized carbapenem usage metric: Analysis of the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination payment system data.

Authors :: Maeda M
Muraki Y
Anno Y
Sawa A
Kusama Y
Ishikane M
Ohmagari N
Ohge H
Source :: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy [J Infect Chemother] 2020 Jun; Vol. 26 (6), pp. 633-635. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 05.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: This study aimed to develop a metric for standardized and predicted carbapenem consumption using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination payment system database and patients' characteristics. Based on Diagnosis Procedure Combination data analysis, the developed metric will provide useful benchmarks that stewardship programs can use to help drive improvements.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Correlation of Data
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Male
Metric System
Models, Statistical
Pregnancy
Antimicrobial Stewardship methods
Benchmarking
Carbapenems administration & dosage
Drug Utilization Review
Risk Adjustment methods

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1437-7780
Volume :: 26
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 32146108
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2020.02.006

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