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The impact of formulary restriction on the relative consumption of carbapenems in intensive care units at an academic medical center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2019

Jacob W. Pierce Open the ORCID record for Jacob W. Pierce [Opens in a new window] ,
Andrew Kirk ,
Kimberly B. Lee ,
John D. Markley ,
Amy Pakyz ,
Gonzalo Bearman ,
Michelle E. Doll  and
Michael P. Stevens
Jacob W. Pierce
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia
Andrew Kirk
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
Kimberly B. Lee
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia
John D. Markley
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Amy Pakyz
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia
Gonzalo Bearman
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
Michelle E. Doll
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
Michael P. Stevens*
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Virginia Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
*
Author for correspondence: Michael P. Stevens, E-mail: michael.stevens@vcuhealth.org.
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Abstract

Antipseudomonal carbapenems are an important target for antimicrobial stewardship programs. We evaluated the impact of formulary restriction and preauthorization on relative carbapenem use for medical and surgical intensive care units at a large, urban academic medical center using interrupted time-series analysis.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 9 , September 2019 , pp. 1056 - 1058
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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