Monitoring: a local member of the A-team assesses empirically prescribed restricted antibiotics for accordance with the local guideline, using daily generated lists (Stewardship objective 3, Table 1 ). |
Documentation: The A-team member documents both the appropriate and inappropriate prescriptions, including the prescribing department. |
Reporting: Each department receives an annual report about the quality of empirical use of restricted antibiotics. Quality indicator performance is presented as the percentage of appropriate prescriptions. |