From: “Antibiotic hardstop” on electronic prescribing: impact on antimicrobial stewardship initiatives in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and infective exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (IECOPD)
Pre eMEDS
Post eMEDS
CAP
Number of cases
64
84
DOT (days)—mean
14.61
12
p = 0.123
LOT (days)—mean
8.78
7.31
p = 0.145
IECOPD
35
17
13.71
10.94
p = 0.173
7.77
5.64
p = 0.120