Application of PDCA Model to Manage Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Usage
- VernacularTitle:PDCA循环在合理使用抗菌药物管理中的应用
- Author:
Jieyu CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antimicrobial;
Proper usage;
PDCA model
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
1994;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate a management strategy for optimizing antimicrobial usage.METHODS We applied the PDCA(Plan,Do,Check,and Action) model to establish a management strategy for the appropriateness of antimicrobial usage.The components of the management model included providing educational program for medical staff,monitoring pathogens,analyzing the epidemic tendency of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms,guiding physicians to proper use of antimicorbial treatment,and strengthening the surveillance,feedback and the(discipline).RESULTS These efforts resulted in a universal improvement in the awareness of appropriate(antimicrobial) therapy by medical staff,a significant decrease in the rate of antimicrobial use,and an increase in the numbers of specimens submitted for pathogen identification.Furthermore,the surgical prophylaxis was gradually standardized.CONCLUSIONS Our management strategy based on PDCA model is effective.
