Background To examine antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) structure among high-performing hospitals and determine which components of the 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America (SHEA) ASP guidelines are implemented at each site. Methods A survey of the highest-ranking hospitals, compiled from the 2015–2016 US News and World Report’s Best Hospital Rankings, was conducted from August to December 2016. This corresponded to 138 adult and 62 pediatric unique hospitals. We inquired as to which components of the 2016 IDSA/SHEA ASP guidelines were implemented at each site. Appropriate persons at each hospital were emailed surveys after telephone or email conversations confirmed that they belonged to that hospital’s ASP. Results Overall, 101 of 200 hospitals responded (51%). Of these, 82% (n = 83/101) had an active ASP, and 59% (n = 47/80) were active for more than 5 years. Most report to a committee rather than to an individual (n = 68/80, 85%), do not have their own budget (n = 42/80, 53%), and selectively implement IDSA/SHEA recommendations. Additionally, the majority of ASPs in top hospitals follow aspects of The Joint Commission Standards for Antimicrobial Stewardship, which were released after the survey was administered. Conclusions Of leading US hospitals responding to our survey, >80% had an ASP, and most implemented the majority of commitments, interventions, and optimization strategies suggested by IDSA/SHEA. Understanding the structure of ASPs in these hospitals will assist other hospitals in program implementation.
BackgroundAntibiotic use has drastically changed the course of modern medicine. However, the overuse and often inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the development of resistant strains of bacteria. Increasingly, healthcare systems struggle to deal with the burden of fighting infections that no longer respond to common antibiotic-based treatments. One strategy used to combat antibiotic resistance is the implementation of hospital-based Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP). ASP structure among the top U.S hospitals may provide insight into which of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) ASP recommendations are most efficacious given limited resources. We thus administered a survey to better understand the elements of an ASP that are utilized at these top-rated hospitals.MethodsWe surveyed the 50 highest ranking hospitals in various specialties using the 2015-2016 U.S News lists of top hospitals. This corresponded to 137 adult and 70 pediatric sites. We inquired as to which components of the 2016 IDSA and SHEA ASP guidelines were implemented at each site. Appropriate persons at each hospital were contacted by telephone and email.ResultsOverall, 102 of 207 hospitals responded (49.3%). Of these 87.2% had an active ASP, and 57.1% were active for more than 5 years. Interventions most widely adopted included prospective auditing of antimicrobial usage (n = 65, 87.8%), pre-authorization of antimicrobials (n = 61, 82.4%), and antimicrobials restricted to infectious disease physicians (n = 52, 70.3%). The most widely implemented optimization strategies included promoting transition from intravenous to oral antibiotics (n = 68, 93.2%) and strategies to minimize antimicrobial therapy duration (n = 56, 76.7%). The least common interventions included antimicrobial time-outs (n = 17, 23.0%) and ASP intervention in cases with high risk of Clostridium Difficile infection (n = 27, 36.5%). The least common optimization strategy was the use of time-sensitive stop orders (n = 27, 37.0%).ConclusionMost leading U.S hospitals selectively implement IDSA and SHEA recommendations. Understanding the structure of ASPs in these hospitals will assist other hospitals in implementing their programs.Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.
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