Publications by authors named "A R Stilwell"
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- Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) are a significant issue for the healthcare system, and using single-dose lipoglycopeptides (LGPs) like dalbavancin or oritavancin in the emergency department can help manage these infections in low-risk patients.
- *Limited studies suggest that administering these antibiotics in the ED reduces hospital stays, revisits, and costs while improving patient satisfaction; however, there's a need for more data on patient selection and treatment outcomes.
- *The review discusses the potential benefits of LGPs in avoiding hospitalizations and expediting discharges for patients with ABSSSI, while also addressing the gaps in research regarding their overall effectiveness and impact on patient quality of life.
High gastric residual volume and low pH are associated with increased mortality following pulmonary aspiration in animal studies. The use of pre-operative oral paracetamol has not been investigated in younger children and infants in the context of a prescriptive 1-h clear fluid fast aimed at reducing the risk of pulmonary aspiration while improving patient experience. Children aged 1 month up to a weight of 25 kg and scheduled for elective surgery were randomly allocated to receive a prescribed 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Implementation of the Accelerate PhenoTM Gram-negative platform (RDT) paired with antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) intervention projects to improve time to institutional-preferred antimicrobial therapy (IPT) for Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bloodstream infections (BSIs). However, few data describe the impact of discrepant RDT results from standard of care (SOC) methods on antimicrobial prescribing.
Methods: A single-center, pre-/post-intervention study of consecutive, nonduplicate blood cultures for adult inpatients with GNB BSI following combined RDT + ASP intervention was performed.