Reducing Early Antibiotic Use: A Quality Improvement Initiative in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Main Authors: Catalina Morales-Betancourt (Author), Javier De la Cruz-Bértolo (Author), Bárbara Muñoz-Amat (Author), Elena Bergón-Sendín (Author), Carmen Pallás-Alonso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic burden is a critical issue in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and antibiotic use is considered a quality indicator of neonatal care. Our aim was to optimize antibiotic use through a quality improvement (QI) initiative that included revision of departmental protocols and implementatio...