Center for Advanced Practice
Title
Effect of the Procalcitonin Assay on Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Children.
Publication Title
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
Document Type
Article
PubMed ID
29529219
Abstract
We retrospectively studied the effect of introducing procalcitonin into clinical practice on antibiotic use within a large academic pediatric intensive care unit. In the absence of a standardized algorithm, availability of the procalcitonin assay did not reduce the frequency of antibiotic initiations or the continuation of antibiotics for greater than 72 hours.
Keywords
Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacterial Infections, Biomarkers, Calcitonin, Child, Critical Illness, Hospitals, Pediatric, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Medical Overuse, Pennsylvania, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Retrospective Studies
DOI
10.1093/jpids/piy004
Publication Date
5-15-2018
Citation
Ross, R., Keele, L., Kubis, S., Lautz, A., Dziorny, A., Denson, A., O'Connor, K., Chilutti, M., Weiss, S., & Gerber, J. (2018). Effect of the Procalcitonin Assay on Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Children.. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 7 (2), 43-43. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piy004
