1348. Indirect Standardization to Improve Comparison of Children’s Hospitals’ Antimicrobial Use
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1530
Abstract: Antimicrobial use (AU) measured by days of therapy per 1000 patient-days (DOT/1000pd), the most established metric, varies widely between children’s hospitals despite robust adoption of antimicrobial stewardship. Differences in diagnoses and procedures (case mix) between… read more here.
Keywords: standardization; case; indirect standardization; children hospitals ... See more keywords