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Optimizing antibiotic management for patients with acute appendicitis: A quality improvement study.
Surgery
May 2024
Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Article Synopsis
- Preoperative broad-spectrum antibiotics are commonly used to prevent surgical site infections after appendectomy but raise concerns about antibiotic resistance.
- A quality improvement project aimed to reduce the use of piperacillin-tazobactam in treating uncomplicated acute appendicitis while maintaining infection rates through updated electronic orders and education for clinicians.
- The project successfully reduced the administration of piperacillin-tazobactam from 51.4% to 20.1% without increasing the rates of surgical site infections, indicating that narrow-spectrum antibiotics can be effectively utilized.
A review of evidence, antimicrobial stability, and feasibility considerations for OPAT continuous infusion.
Ther Adv Infect Dis
August 2023
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has been widely used in clinical practice for many decades because of its associated cost savings, reductions in inpatient hospital days, and decreases in hospital-associated infections. Despite this long history, evolving practice patterns and new drug delivery devices continue to present challenges as well as opportunities for clinicians when designing appropriate outpatient antimicrobial regimens. One such change is the increasing use of extended and continuous infusion (CI) of antimicrobials to optimize the achievement of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic targets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Digitally Capable Mobile Health Clinic to Improve Rural Health Care in America: A Pilot Quality Improvement Study.
Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes
October 2022
Regional Chair of Clinical Practice, Mayo Clinic Health System-Southeast Minnesota region, Rochester, MN.
Objective: To address the problem of limited health care access for patients in rural southern Minnesota, a digitally capable mobile health clinic (MHC) quality improvement initiative was launched in a rural community-based health system.
Methods: This project was designed and implemented according to our institutional strategic plan, guiding principles for virtual community care, and existing approved standards of care. A quality improvement development and pilot implementation framework was rapidly developed using Agile methodology.