PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rajesh Swarnakar
AU  - Nikita Jalan
AU  - Deepak Muthreja
AU  - Babaji Ghewade
AU  - Smaran Claudius
AU  - Sushant Meshram
AU  - Aditi Joshi
AU  - Virendra Singh
AU  - Nishtha Singh
AU  - Suryakant Tripathi
AU  - Anand Srivastava
AU  - P.A. Mahesh
AU  - B.S. Jayaraj
AU  - Prasad Chelluri
AU  - Yusra Iqbal
AU  - Murali Mohan B V
AU  - P.H. Manjunath
AU  - Girija Nair
AU  - Amit Khomane
AU  - Sapna Madas
AU  - Niranjan Kulkarni
AU  - Sneha Limaye
AU  - Sundeep Salvi
AU  - Shrikant Ambalkar
TI  - Antibiotic prescription patterns for treating respiratory infections across intensive care unit (ICUs) in India
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2641
DP  - 2016 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - PA2641
VI  - 48
IP  - suppl 60
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA2641.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA2641.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2016 Sep 01; 48
AB  - BACKGROUND: Respiratory infections are a major challenge in ICUs across India. An audit of antibiotic prescribing patterns is an important indicator of the quality and standard of clinical practice. We aimed to assess the antimicrobial prescribing practices for treating respiratory tract infections in ICUs across 5 states in India.METHODOLOGY: Prospective multicentre, observational study was conducted across 9 sites of Respiratory Research Network of India. On obtaining written consent for participation, patient who were prescribed antibiotics were included in the study. Information was captured on the Questionnaire consisting of demographics, diagnosis & antibiotic prescription patterns.RESULTS: Prescription of 361 patients admitted over a period of 6 months were analysed. The mean age was 53.94 years (±17.99). 65% patients were males. 35% were females. The infections included Pneumonia (43%), Obstructive Airway Disease - OAD (37.8%), Respiratory Failure - RF (16.9%), Pleural Disease (13%), Tuberculosis (13%), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - ARDS (8%), Bronchiectasis (5%), Interstitial Lung Disease (2.2%) and others (5%). The prescribed antibiotics for pneumonia, OAD, RF and ARDS has been mentioned as CONCLUSION: Penicillin and Cephalosporin are the most widely prescribed antibiotics for respiratory infections among patients admitted to the ICU's In India.