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Implementing antibiotic practice guidelines through computer-assisted decision support : Clinical and financial outcomes by PESTOTNIK, S. L, CLASSEN, D. C, EVANS, R. S, BURKE, J. P

“…To determine the clinical and financial outcomes of antibiotic practice guidelines implemented through computer-assisted decision support. Descriptive…”
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A Computer-Assisted Management Program for Antibiotics and Other Antiinfective Agents by Evans, R. Scott, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Classen, David C, Clemmer, Terry P, Weaver, Lindell K, Orme, James F, Lloyd, James F, Burke, John P

“…Faced with an increasing loss of autonomy in the managed care marketplace, physicians often view the debate about the quality of care as simply about finding…”
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The Timing of Prophylactic Administration of Antibiotics and the Risk of Surgical-Wound Infection by Classen, David C, Evans, R. Scott, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Horn, Susan D, Menlove, Ronald L, Burke, John P

“…THE widespread use of antimicrobial agents for prophylaxis has altered surgical practice markedly in the past 20 years and now represents one of the most…”
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Evaluation of a Computer-Assisted Antibiotic-Dose Monitor by Evans, R Scott, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Classen, David C, Burke, John P

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a computer-assisted antibiotic-dose monitor used to reduce the number of days that patients receive excessive dosages of…”
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Antibiotic Use and Microbial Resistance in Intensive Care Units: Impact of Computer-Assisted Decision Support by Burke, J.P., Pestotnik, S.L.

“…As part of our integrated hospital information system (the HELP system), we developed computer-assisted decision support programs for antimicrobial prescribing…”
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Preventing adverse drug events in hospitalized patients by Evans, R S, Pestotnik, S L, Classen, D C, Horn, S D, Bass, S B, Burke, J P

“…To use computerized adverse drug event (ADE) surveillance to help identify methods to reduce the number of ADEs in hospitalized patients. Prospective study of…”
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Computerized Surveillance of Adverse Drug Events in Hospital Patients by Classen, David C, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Evans, R. Scott, Burke, John P

“…Objective.—To develop a new method to improve the detection and characterization of adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospital patients.Design.—Prospective study…”
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Antibiotic resistance-systems thinking, chaos and complexity theory by Burke, John P, Pestotnik, Stanley L

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Evaluation of the financial impact of ketorolac tromethamine therapy in hospitalized patients by Burke, John P., Pestotnik, Stanley L., Classen, David C., Lloyd, James F.

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the resource utilization and cost consequences of ketorolac tromethamine in postoperative pain management in…”
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The epidemiology of nephrotoxicity associated with conventional amphotericin B therapy by Harbarth, S, Pestotnik, S L, Lloyd, J F, Burke, J P, Samore, M H

“…We sought to quantify the incidence of, define risk factors for, and examine the relation between renal functional impairment and treatment with conventional…”
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Prospective surveillance of imipenem/cilastatin use and associated seizures using a hospital information system by Pestotnik, S L, Classen, D C, Evans, R S, Stevens, L E, Burke, J P

“…To develop computerized methods to monitor and recommend dosage changes for patients treated with excessive dosages of imipenem/cilastatin (I/C) and to…”
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Antibiotic cycling: what goes around comes around by Burke, John P, Pestotnik, Stanley L

“…For 5 days in March 2000, the focus for hospital epidemiology cycled back to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, for the 4th Decennial International Conference on…”
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The HELP system and its application to infection control by Burke, J P, Classen, D C, Pestotnik, S L, Evans, R S, Stevens, L E

“…The HELP system is a comprehensive hospital information system that is linked to an allied financial data base. The clinical data base integrates information…”
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Therapeutic antibiotic monitoring: surveillance using a computerized expert system by Pestotnik, S L, Evans, R S, Burke, J P, Gardner, R M, Classen, D C

“…To develop and evaluate a computerized system to monitor therapeutic antibiotics in a hospital setting. From November 1986 through October 1987, we…”
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Integrating pharmacokinetics into point-of-care information systems by LEADER, W. G, PESTOTNIK, S. L, CHANDLER, M. H. H

“…Computer-based patient care information systems (PCIS) have emerged as an integral component of healthcare organisations. Currently, 4 models of PCIS exist:…”
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Clinical and financial impact of intravenous erythromycin therapy in hospitalized patients by Classen, DC, Burke, JP, Pestotnik, SL, Lloyd, JF

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the economic consequences of intravenous erythromycin use in hospital patients in a variety of clinical circumstances. DESIGN:…”
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Antibiotic resistance–the combat zone by Burke, John P, Pestotnik, Stanley L

“…The increased awareness of negligent medical mistakes and other medical errors has recently become a focus in health care, which has crossed national…”
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Adverse Drug Events in Hospitalized Patients: Excess Length of Stay, Extra Costs, and Attributable Mortality by Classen, David C, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Evans, R. Scott, Lloyd, James F, Burke, John P

“…Objective.—To determine the excess length of stay, extra costs, and mortality attributable to adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospitalized…”
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A retrospective analysis of twice-daily cefotaxime compared to conventional therapy for the treatment of infections in a USA hospital by BURKE, J. P, PESTOTNIK, S. L, CLASSEN, D. C, LLOYD, J. F

“…A retrospective, matched cohort study was performed to determine the cost outcomes among 495 hospitalized patients who received twice-daily dosing of…”
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Development of an automated antibiotic consultant by Evans, R S, Pestotnik, S L, Classen, D C, Burke, J P

“…Physicians frequently need to order antibiotic therapy before the results of bacterial cultures and antibiotic susceptibility tests are available. Therapy…”
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