Publications by authors named "Anica Fenner"
Children (Basel)
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- Antibiotic overtreatment in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) is linked to increased multidrug resistance, leading to higher morbidity and mortality rates among patients globally.
- A retrospective study analyzed antibiotic usage in a single-center PICU from 2019 to 2021, involving 2,041 patients with a median age of 10 months, and found that antibiotic exposure was rising, averaging 59.8 days of therapy (DOT) per 100 patient days.
- The study highlighted that the highest antibiotic usage occurred in the youngest patients, those with longer stays in the ICU, specific diagnoses, and in cases resulting in death, indicating a need for better data reporting and further research to improve benchmarking efforts.
