A pilot randomised controlled trial in intensive care patients comparing 7 days' treatment with empirical antibiotics with 2 days' treatment for hospital-acquired infection of unknown origin
Scawn N, Saul D, Pathak D, Matata B, Kemp I, Stables R, Lane S, Haycox A, Houten R
Record ID 32010000341
English
Authors' recommendations:
Pilot study suggests that there could be significant benefits from reducing broad-spectrum antibiotic use in the intensive care unit without undermining patient safety, with potentially massive national overall resource savings, and that further investigation is warranted using a large randomised controlled trial.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/2057
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Intensive Care Units
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2012 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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