title: [Impact of a quality control program on antibiotic prescription in a hospital in Havana, Cuba].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Demonstrate the efficacy of a quality control program on antibiotic prescription in Joaquín Albarrán Hospital in Havana, Cuba.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interventional study was conducted from 1 May 2008 to 31 March 2011. The study included evaluation of prescription quality, information feedback, educational activities, the operations of an antibiotic committee, and the preparation of protocols on antimicrobial drug use. A simple arithmetic graph of the time series was constructed, and the absolute values of the series percentages were compared. In order to verify the existence of a series trend, a simple linear regression model was applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Antibiotic prescription was evaluated in 2 941 patients. An irregular series was observed, with inappropriate use in 30.7%-48.4% of these patients in the first three months analyzed. The value of the regression slope was close to zero, although it was negative and significantly different from zero (β = -0.29; P = 0.02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The antibiotic control program improved the quality of prescribing for hospital patients.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Joaquín Albarrán, La Habana, Cuba. guanche@infomed.sld.cu
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guanche Garcell
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pisonero Socias
authors.forename: Raimy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enseñat Sánchez
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fiterre Lancis
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mir Narbona
authors.forename: Belkis
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: García Arzola
authors.forename: Gilberto
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pardo Gómez
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003462:Cuba; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control; D013996:Time and Motion Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents