Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ... among patients admitted to an emergency department at king Abdulaziz medical city in.
Menyfah Al Anazi, Pharm Anal Acta 2015, 6:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2153-2435.S1.024
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Incidence and predictors of antibiotic prescription errors in an emergency department of a tertiary care facility, central Saudi Arabia Menyfah Al Anazi Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Background: Inappropriate Antibiotic (ATB) prescription threatens patients with adverse drug reactions, bacterial resistance, and subsequently elevated hospital costs. Aim of this study was to assess the incidence types of ATB prescription errors and identify their associated predictors among patients admitted to an emergency department at king Abdulaziz medical city in Riyadh. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted by chart-reviewing all patients with infectious complaints over 3 months. Patient characteristics (age, gender, weight, allergy, infection type) and ATB prescription characteristics (class, dose, frequency, duration) were evaluated for appropriateness based on internationally recognized drug guidebooks. Descriptive and analytic statistics were applied. Significance was set at p-value