Shem K Blackley, Jay Lawrence, Addison Blevins, Caroline Howell, Charles C Butts, Nathan M Polite, Thomas J Capasso, Andrew C Bright, Kayla A Hall, Andrew N Haiflich, Ashley Y Williams, Christopher M Kinnard, Maryann I Mbaka, Jonathon P Audia, Jon D Simmons, Yannleei L Lee
BACKGROUND: Infection is a common cause of mortality within intensive care units (ICUs). Antibiotic resistance patterns and culture data are used to create antibiograms. Knowledge of antibiograms facilitates guiding empiric therapies and reduces mortality. Most major hospitals utilize data collection to create hospital-wide antibiograms. Previous studies have shown significant differences in susceptibility patterns between hospital wards and ICUs. We hypothesize that institutional or combined ICU antibiograms are inadequate to account for differences in susceptibility for patients in individual ICUs...
April 10, 2024: American Surgeon