Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in US Emergency Department Visits, 2016–2021
Joseph Ladines-Lim, Michael A. Fischer, Jeffrey A. Linder, Kao‐Ping Chua
Abstract
In this national analysis of US emergency department visits with antibiotic prescribing during 2016-2021, 27.6% of visits resulted in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: 14.9% had diagnosis codes plausibly antibiotic-related (eg, acute bronchitis), suggesting actual inappropriate prescribing, and 12.6% had diagnosis codes not plausibly antibiotic-related (eg, hypertension), suggesting poor coding quality.
Topics & Concepts
Emergency departmentAntibioticsMedicineBronchitisMedical emergencyIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineInternal medicineNursingMicrobiologyBiologyAntibiotic Use and ResistanceEmergency and Acute Care StudiesHealthcare Systems and Technology