AVALIAÇÃO DO USO RACIONAL DE ANTIMICROBIANOS PARA MELHORIA DA GESTÃO E MONITORAMENTO DAS INFECÇÕES HOSPITALARES

Abstract

Evaluation of antimicrobials in hospital is complex and multifaceted detail, where the monitoring can contribute greatly to therapeutic efficacy and reduction in hospital costs. The work aims to describe the profile of hospital use of antibiotics in children with restricted use, in an attempt to contribute to reducing costs, improving hospital management and monitoring of hospital infections, bringing to patient safety and therapeutic efficacy leading to better quality of life, as well as the monitoring system of audit of antibiotics, identification of pharmacotherapeutic profile and rational use of medicines in accordance with pre-established clinical protocols. It is a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted from August to October 2008 in the pediatric HMDO service. Data collection was performed through the software internal use of the hospital, with specificity in two modules of the system of hospital infection and management of hospital admission and, recognizing and monitoring the therapeutic antibiotics in children according to clinical protocols of the unit of hospitalization. All these data were taken from the internal information system of the hospital so online. Data were collected as the type of infection, infection of the topography, lists of antibiotics used, dosage, route of administration, frequency, duration of treatment. The antimicrobials used were selected according to the pharmaceutical form, dose prescribed and the corresponding volume. There was no use of antimicrobials in accordance with the pre-clinical protocols established by the institution. It is appropriate therapeutic use of antibiotics through a check list, a systematic control of fulfillment of the prescription of antibiotics, continued education of prescribers and compliance with clinical protocols.