Denominator Matters in Estimating Antimicrobial Use: A Comparison of Days Present and Patient Days

作者:Moehring Rebekah W*; Ashley Elizabeth S Dodds; Ren Xinru; Lokhnygina Yuliya; Baker Arthur W; Jones Travis M; Lewis Sarah S; Sexton Daniel J; Anderson Deverick J
来源:Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2018, 39(5): 612-615.
DOI:10.1017/ice.2018.54

摘要

Patient days and days present were compared to directly measured person time to quantify how choice of different denominator metrics may affect antimicrobial use rates. Overall, days present were approximately one-third higher than patient days. This difference varied among hospitals and units and was influenced by short length of stay.

  • 出版日期2018-5

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