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. 2012 Jan;65(1):31-6.
doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v65i1.1101.

Prospective audit and feedback of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care: program implementation, experience, and challenges

Marion Elligsen  1 , Sandra A N Walker, Andrew Simor, Nick Daneman
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Prospective audit and feedback of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care: program implementation, experience, and challenges

Marion Elligsen et al. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2012 Jan.
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Figure 1
Daily workflow of the “Day 3 Reflections” program. AST = Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, EPR = electronic patient record, ID = infectious diseases.
Figure 2
Figure 2
“Patient Progress Chart” view from the SPIRIT database, for assessment of antimicrobial therapy. WBC = white blood count.
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