Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Saudi Critical Care Unit: A Quasi-Experimental Study

• Main Authors: Abdul Haseeb (Author), Hani Saleh Faidah (Author), Manal Al-Gethamy (Author), Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Author), Abrar Mohammed Barnawi (Author), Shuruq S. Elahe (Author), Duha Nabeel Bukhari (Author), Turki Mohammad Noor Al-Sulaimani (Author), Mohammad Fadaaq (Author), Saad Alghamdi (Author), Waleed Hassan Almalki (Author), Zikria Saleem (Author), Mahmoud Essam Elrggal (Author), Amer Hayat Khan (Author), Mohammed A Algarni (Author), Sami S. Ashgar (Author), Mohamed Azmi Hassali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are collaborative efforts to optimize antimicrobial use in healthcare institutions through evidence-based quality improvement strategies. With regard to critically ill patients, appropriate antimicrobial usage is of significance, and any delay in...