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III) The main reason for inadequacy was the use of antibiotics with an unnecessarily broad spectrum.
The main reason for inadequacy of adjusted therapies was the unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
The main reason for inadequacy was most often the omission of thromboprophylaxis.
In both empirical and adjusted antibiotic therapy the most common reason for inadequacy was the use of antibiotics with a too broad spectrum (Table 3).
The main reason for inadequacy was the use of antibiotics with unnecessarily broad spectrum (24% of inadequate empirical, and 52% of inadequate adjusted therapies).
The second most common reason for inadequacy was the use of antibiotics that were ineffective against isolated pathogenic bacteria or bacteria to be expected according to the identified focus of infection, or the continuation of antibiotic therapy even after an infection was ruled out by negative culture results (e.g. in the case of postulated urinary tract infections).
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Educators name workload as the most important reason for inadequacies in teaching [ 19].
In fact, reasons for inadequacy were mostly isolation of Proteus spp., which is generally easy to treat, but not a suitable target for TGC.
The reasons for inadequacy of antibiotic therapy were as follows: pathogen resistant to prescribed antibiotic (eight cases), pathogen not covered by empirical antibiotic therapy (four cases) and no antimicrobial administered within the first 24 hours in the hospital (four cases).
The aim was to assess the impact of empiric antibiotic adequacy on ICU outcome of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the reasons for inadequacy and risk factors for potential multidrug-resistant organisms.
However, it provides no information for the reason for this inadequacy, nor does it provide guidance as to the optimal therapeutic approach.
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