Title |
Over-prescribing of antibiotics and imaging in the management of uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments
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Published in |
BMC Emergency Medicine, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-227x-13-7 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
K Tom Xu, Daniel Roberts, Irvin Sulapas, Omar Martinez, Justin Berk, John Baldwin |
Abstract |
Unnecessary use of resources for common illnesses has substantial effect on patient care and costs. Evidence-based guidelines do not recommend antibiotics or imaging for uncomplicated upper respiratory infections (URIs). The objective of the current study was to examine medical care providers' compliance with guidelines in treating uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments (EDs) in the US. |
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Canada | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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United States | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 71 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 13% |
Researcher | 9 | 13% |
Other | 8 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 11% |
Other | 17 | 24% |
Unknown | 13 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 46% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
Chemistry | 2 | 3% |
Other | 10 | 14% |
Unknown | 16 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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