The impact of carbapenem shortage and stewardship countermeasures on antimicrobial practice at a tertiary care center

Yuichi Kouyama; Yuki Uehara; Akane Takamatsu; Ryota Suzuki; Rie Nishida; Katsumasa Inuzuka; Eriko Muramatsu; Koji Ohyama; Yohei Doi; Shigeki Yamada; Hitoshi Honda

doi:10.1017/ash.2023.460

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2023)

The impact of carbapenem shortage and stewardship countermeasures on antimicrobial practice at a tertiary care center

Yuichi Kouyama,
Yuki Uehara,
Akane Takamatsu,
Ryota Suzuki,
Rie Nishida,
Katsumasa Inuzuka,
Eriko Muramatsu,
Koji Ohyama,
Yohei Doi,
Shigeki Yamada,
Hitoshi Honda

Affiliations

Yuichi Kouyama: Division of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan Department of Pharmacy, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Yuki Uehara: Division of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Akane Takamatsu: Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, Japan
Ryota Suzuki: Department of Pharmacy, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Rie Nishida: Division of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Katsumasa Inuzuka: Division of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Eriko Muramatsu: Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Koji Ohyama: ORCiD; Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Yohei Doi: Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Shigeki Yamada: Department of Pharmacy, Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Hitoshi Honda: Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan Division of Infection Control, Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.460
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3

Abstract

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We evaluated the impact of carbapenem shortage on antimicrobial practice and patient outcome at a tertiary care center. During the shortage, hospital antimicrobial practice could be safely managed through additional antimicrobial stewardship measures including treatment guidance and mandatory preauthorization. Antimicrobial shortage may present a unique opportunity for promoting antimicrobial stewardship.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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