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Measurement of the consumption of antibiotics in neonatal units of three institutions of high level of complexity in Antioquia, Colombia

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Abstract

Introduction: to measure the consumption of drugs is a strategy to achieve a rational use but implementing it in the pediatric service is difficult. AIim: to propose a tool to make easier the measure of the drugs consumption in the neonatology service. Materials and methods: every month during 2018 the information of the consumption of six different antibiotics in three healthcare institutions was recorded. The treatment duration was validated and plotted. Results: it was demonstrated with R2>0,8, Syx<15 y R.pearson>0,8, correlation for each institution between calculation per treatment duration and defined daily dose; besides, with P>0,05 in slope and intercept it was established that a line predicted the behavior of the three institutions. Conclusion: the consumption of the drugs per treatment duration in a neonatology service is useful to compare drugs and evaluate the impact of clinical interventions.

Translated title of the contributionMedición del consumo de antibióticos en unidades neonatales de tres instituciones de alto nivel de complejidad en Antioquia, Colombia
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)78-90
Number of pages13
JournalRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Quimico-Farmaceuticas(Colombia)
Volume52
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

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Keywords

  • Antibacterial
  • healthcare services
  • microbial drug resistance
  • pediatric

Types Minciencias

  • Artículos de investigación con calidad Q4

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