Publications by authors named "Yuliya Belkova"
Background: the objective of this study was to propose a methodology for the assessment of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) in pediatric inpatients and to estimate variances in consumption levels in multi-field hospitals with pediatric inpatients, calculated by means of the pediatric-adjusted methodology vs. the conventional methodology.
Methods: the pediatric-adjusted methodology based on the conventional ATC/DDD method and children's DDDs (cDDD) for antimicrobials were proposed and validated in a series of probabilistic sensitivity analyses of real clinical data extracted from the receipt notes of three multi-field hospitals.
Critically ill COVID-19 patients have a high incidence of thromboembolic events, which significantly influence the risk of mortality. Anticoagulant therapy is generally recommended to these patients but the optimal dosing regimens require further investigations. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic, intermediate and therapeutic dose anticoagulation in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health challenge with understudied effects on antimicrobial usage. We aimed to analyze antimicrobial prescribing patterns in COVID-19 patients in Russian multi-field hospitals by means of the Global-PPS Project developed by the University of Antwerp. Out of 999 patients in COVID-19 wards in six hospitals surveyed in 2021, 51.
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- * Out of 13,595 patients surveyed, 26.14% received antimicrobials, primarily third-generation cephalosporins, and compliance with hospital antibiotic guidelines varied over the three studies, ranging from 66.8% to 74.8%.
- * The study highlighted issues such as low documentation rates for treatment indications and stop dates, high rates of prolonged perioperative antibiotic use, and insufficient targeted therapy, suggesting a need for tailored antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals.