Feasibility of Calculating Indicators for Intensive Care Unit Antibiotic Use Based on Routine Electronic Health Record Data

Daphne Stegink; Marie-José Roos-Blom; Dave Dongelmans; Nicolette de Keizer

doi:10.3233/SHTI240344

Feasibility of Calculating Indicators for Intensive Care Unit Antibiotic Use Based on Routine Electronic Health Record Data

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Aug 22:316:57-58. doi: 10.3233/SHTI240344.

Authors

Daphne Stegink^{1

2}, Marie-José Roos-Blom^{1

2}, Dave Dongelmans^{3

2}, Nicolette de Keizer^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Informatics Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Intensive Care Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ National Intensive Care Evaluation Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 39176673
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI240344

Abstract

This study evaluated the feasibility of utilizing routinely collected EHR data to calculate pre-developed quality indicators on antibiotic use. Three out of four indicators were found feasible. Main barriers included local codes for lab tests and surveillance cultures and lack of data on empirical prescription. Future studies should include data from multiple ICUs to test the variations in QIs between ICUs.

Keywords: Quality indicators; antibiotic use; intensive care unit.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
Electronic Health Records*
Feasibility Studies*
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Quality Indicators, Health Care

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents