Objective: Evidence suggests that antibiotics are unnecessary in infants with transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) that are low-risk for early-onset sepsis. The aim was to reduce ampicillin and gentamicin days of therapy (DOT) in infants with suspected TTN by 10% within 12 months.
Study Design: We used the Model for Improvement to test interventions from August 2019 to September 2021 to decrease antibiotic utilization in low-risk infants with TTN. Interventions included the creation of an evidence-based clinical pathway, admission huddles, and prescriber audit and feedback.
Results: We reduced ampicillin and gentamicin use by 26% and 23%, respectively. In 123 infants with suspected TTN, we sequentially decreased starting antibiotics in this group from 71% to 41%, 13% and 0%. There were no cases of missed bacteremia.
Conclusion: Creation of a multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship QI team and subsequent interventions were successful in safely reducing antibiotic use in infants with TTN.
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