Information resources used in antimicrobial prescribing.
To describe resources clinicians use when they prescribe antimicrobials, the authors surveyed prescribers by telephone within hours (median 2.9) after they ordered one or more antimicrobials for a patient. Among 157 prescribers, 87 (55%) used one or more external resources to aid in decisions about their order. The other 70 (45%) used only their own knowledge and experience. Fifty-nine (38%) consulted another person. Fifty-four (34%) used a print, computer, or [...]
Author(s): Sellman, Jonathan S, Decarolis, Douglas, Schullo-Feulner, Anne, Nelson, David B, Filice, Gregory A
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1493