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Ditching the defaults: Assessing the impact of default duration removal on antibiotic prescriptions originating in the emergency department

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2025

Amy L. Van Abel Open the ORCID record for Amy L. Van Abel [Opens in a new window] ,
Ryan W. Stevens Open the ORCID record for Ryan W. Stevens [Opens in a new window] ,
Sara Ausman Open the ORCID record for Sara Ausman [Opens in a new window] ,
Kellie Arensman Hannan Open the ORCID record for Kellie Arensman Hannan [Opens in a new window] ,
Dan Ilges Open the ORCID record for Dan Ilges [Opens in a new window] ,
Kirstin Kooda ,
Sarah Lessard Open the ORCID record for Sarah Lessard [Opens in a new window] ,
Courtney M. Willis ,
Christina G. Rivera  and
Kelsey Jensen Open the ORCID record for Kelsey Jensen [Opens in a new window]
Amy L. Van Abel*
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Ryan W. Stevens
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Sara Ausman
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI, USA
Kellie Arensman Hannan
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Dan Ilges
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Kirstin Kooda
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Sarah Lessard
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic Health System, Lacrosse, WI, USA
Courtney M. Willis
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Christina G. Rivera
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Kelsey Jensen
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic Health System, Austin, MN, USA
*
Corresponding author: Amy L. Van Abel; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Reducing antimicrobial exposure by limiting the duration of therapy is an effective antimicrobial stewardship strategy. In this article, we describe the impact of modification of the electronic health record to remove default durations of therapy on ambulatory antibiotic prescriptions issued from emergency departments in a large, multicenter health system.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 46 , Issue 5 , May 2025 , pp. 548 - 550
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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