Frequency of stepping down antibiotics and nebuliser treatment is lower at weekends compared to weekdays: an observational study

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Frequency of stepping down antibiotics and nebuliser treatment is lower at weekends compared to weekdays: an observational study

We hypothesised that delays in providing non-urgent medication step-downs at weekends to medical management may be associated with increased length of stay.In a novel use of electronic prescribing data, we analysed emergency admissions from a busy acute medical hospital over 52 weeks from November 2...

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Main Authors:	Lewis, Sarah, Langley, Tessa, Lacey, Julia, Skelly, Rob, Norwood, Mark, Sturrock, Nigel, Fogarty, Andrew W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Royal College of Physicians 2017
Subjects:	antibiotics; efficiency; healthcare delivery; length of stay; nebulisers; weekend effect
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48558/

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