Antibiotic use in end-of-life care patients: A nationwide Veterans' Health Administration cohort study

• Main Authors: Alexandre Marra (Author), Gosia Clore (Author), Erin Balkenende (Author), Cassie Goedken (Author), Daniel Livorsi (Author), Michihiko Goto (Author), Vaughan-Sarrazin (Author), Ann Broderick (Author), Eli Perencevich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Antibiotic use during end-of-life (EOL) care is an increasingly important target for antimicrobial stewardship given the high prevalence of antibiotic use in this setting with limited evidence on safety and effectiveness to guide antibiotic decision making. We estimated antibiotic use du...