title: Examination of computer assisted prescribing of an initial calculated antibiotic treatment.
abstract: The objective of this prospective clinical usage study was to examine the value of the rule based 'Therapeutic Assistant' integrated into an existing Patient Data Management System (PDMS) in helping to prescribe a initial antibiotic regime in accordance with the requirements of accepted guidelines. A prospective study comparing data before and after the introduction of the 'Therapeutic Assistant' was carried out. An adequate therapy resulted significantly more often after the introduction of the 'Therapeutic Assistant' [p<0.05]; however no difference between the regimes with and without the 'Therapeutic Assistant' in the period after its introduction could be established. Whether the 'Therapeutic Assistant' influenced the prescriptions made without it will have to be established in a further study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, and Pain Therapy, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Röhrig
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Niczko
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beuteführ
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Böttger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klasen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Füssle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hartmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D005103:Expert Systems; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents