Pharmacy-Driven Dexmedetomidine Stewardship and Appropriate Use Guidelines in a Community Hospital Setting

Schickli, M. Alexandra; Eberwein, Kip A.; Short, Marintha; Ratliff, Patrick D.

doi:10.1177/1060028016666100

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“…A total of 9 studies involving 3769 patients met the eligibility of our systematic review. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The study identification and screening process is illustrated in Figure 1.…”

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Impact of critical care pharmacist‐led interventions on pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated adults: A systematic review

Buckley

Roberts

Yerondopoulos

et al. 2023

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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Best practices of pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) management require coordinated, bundled care among an interprofessional intensive care unit (ICU) team. Clinical pharmacists are essential health care team members in optimizing sedation and analgesia management in critically ill patients. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the clinical impact of pharmacist‐led interventions targeting PAD in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients. A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials between January 1, 2000 and September 1, 2022. Randomized controlled trials, quasi‐experimental, or observational studies comparing pharmacist‐led interventions aimed at PAD management best practices and usual care in adult (≥18 years) ICU patients were included. Clinical (mechanical ventilation duration, hospital length of stay, and mortality) and economic outcomes as well as sedation and analgesia utilization were evaluated. A total of 1418 citations were identified with 9 studies (n = 3769 patients) meeting eligibility. The types of pharmacist‐led intervention strategies were inconsistent among included studies. Four of the 9 studies showed that pharmacist‐led interventions were associated with a significant reduction in mechanical ventilation duration ranging from 4.0 to 8.5 days compared with approximately 5.6 to 14.0 days in the control groups. Three (50%) of 6 studies evaluating length of stay showed significant reductions with the intervention group compared with controls. No impact on mortality and ICU‐acquired delirium/coma rates was shown. The pharmacist‐led intervention group was also associated with significant reductions in opioid analgesia and sedative utilization. Only two studies evaluated the financial impact of the intervention group with one study finding a positive benefit attributed to decreased drug utilization, while the other report failed to find an impact on total hospital stay costs. Pharmacist‐led interventions promote PAD best practices in the ICU, although the impact on patient‐centered outcomes remains controversial.

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confidence: 99%

Impact of critical care pharmacist‐led interventions on pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated adults: A systematic review

Buckley

Roberts

Yerondopoulos

et al. 2023

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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“…Twenty studies evaluated targeted drug programs (Table S3). The majority of these evaluations utilized study designs at high risk of bias. Nonrandomized posttest designs with a historical control comprised 55% studies, followed by single‐group posttest (15%), single‐group pretest‐posttest (10%), and nonrandomized pretest‐posttest with a historical control (5%).…”

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Economic evaluations of clinical pharmacy services in the United States: 2011‐2017

Talon

Pérez

Yan

et al. 2019

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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Studies evaluating the cost-effectiveness of clinical pharmacy services (CPS) are needed to justify implementation and reimbursement. Through a systematic review, we describe services provided by pharmacists and their economic outcomes. We conducted a literature search of published studies in PubMed, Ovid, and Embase from January 2011 through December 2017. Manuscripts evaluating a CPS with patient-level economic outcomes and conducted in the United States were included. Study risks of bias were classified by study design characteristics. Economic evaluations were classified according to the presence of a comparator, and cost and outcome measures included. The quality of full economic evaluations was assessed using the Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) instrument. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize CPS characteristics. After screening, 115 studies wereincluded. Type of service provided included general pharmacotherapy (41%), disease management (30%), and targeted drug program (17%). Settings included hospital (34%), ambulatory care (28%), and community pharmacy (17%). Study designs were considered high risk of bias (use of a historical control group or no control group) in 69% of cases while 25% were medium risk of bias (non-randomized with a concurrent control group) and 6% were low risk of bias (randomized experimental or multigroup interrupted time series). Economic evaluation types were descriptive studies that measured cost and/or outcomes of a CPS (55%), comparative studies that measured cost or outcomes of a CPS and a comparator (37%), and full evaluations that measured cost and outcomes of a CPS and a comparator (8%). Among nine full evaluations, the median (range) QHES score was 74 (59-95) and four reported the CPS as being more effective at a lower cost. Few full economic evaluations were conducted, but supported the cost-effectiveness of CPS. Use of a comparator group and measurement of economic inputs and outcomes would strengthen the body of evidence. K E Y W O R D Scost-benefit analysis, health services research, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy

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“…Until such evidence is available, appropriate therapeutic monitoring of patients receiving dexmedetomidine remains a hallmark of stewardship programs that should continue to assess for drug-induced fever in this patient population. 48,49…”

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“…Drug fever associated with dexmedetomidine needs to be studied in a prospective analysis with adequate power for detection. Until such evidence is available, appropriate therapeutic monitoring of patients receiving dexmedetomidine remains a hallmark of stewardship programs that should continue to assess for drug‐induced fever in this patient population 48,49 …”

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Fever Associated With Dexmedetomidine in Adult Acute Care Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Schurr

Ambrosi

Lastra

et al. 2021

The Journal of Clinical Pharma

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Dexmedetomidine‐associated fever has been reported in the literature and can lead to lengthy workups and unnecessary antibiotic exposure. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate and describe the evidence of fever or hyperthermia caused by dexmedetomidine in adult patients. Data sources included PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Sciences. English‐language studies of any design published from inception through April 2020 including conference abstracts were included. The target population was hospitalized adult patients. Quality of evidence was determined based on GRADE recommendations and risk of bias assessed using the Evidence Project Risk of Bias tool. Naranjo scores were assessed to determine the likeliness of adverse event being caused by dexmedetomidine. All data were extracted independently and with the guidance of a medical librarian. Four hundred and eighty‐eight total citations were found on formal search, with 329 left after removal of duplicates. Independent record screening was performed, leaving 17 citations including 4 retrospective cohort studies, 1 case series, and 12 case reports. Quality of evidence ranged from very low to low for identified analyses. Evidence with patient‐level data (case reports and series) were combined to establish a cohort for descriptive results. The median Naranjo score was 4 (range, 3 to 8), and dexmedetomidine doses ranged from 0.1 to 2 μg·h/kg. Obesity and cardiac surgery appear to be significant risk factors. Dexmedetomidine‐associated fever appears uncommon, but the true incidence is unknown. Clinicians should keep dexmedetomidine‐associated fever in their differential, and stewardship programs should consider assessing for this adverse effect in their patient monitoring.

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Pharmacy-Driven Dexmedetomidine Stewardship and Appropriate Use Guidelines in a Community Hospital Setting

Abstract: Pharmacy-driven dexmedetomidine appropriate use guidelines decreased the use of dexmedetomidine and increased cost savings at a community hospital without adversely affecting clinical outcomes.

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Impact of critical care pharmacist‐led interventions on pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated adults: A systematic review

Impact of critical care pharmacist‐led interventions on pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated adults: A systematic review

Economic evaluations of clinical pharmacy services in the United States: 2011‐2017

Fever Associated With Dexmedetomidine in Adult Acute Care Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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