TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of patients needing antibiotic prophylaxis in a dental education setting.
AU - Johnson, T. E.
AU - Froeschle, M. L.
AU - Lange, B. M.
AU - Marx, D. B.
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - The management of antibiotic prophylaxed (ABX) patients at an educational institution was evaluated to identify areas for improvement. Management criteria, reflecting guidelines to prevent oral-induced hematogenous microbial seeding, were pretested and applied to 1,225 record entries of eighty-five patients needing ABX for dental treatment between 1991 and 1996. Seven hundred twenty-two of the visits had 857 management or documentation problems, including no documentation indicating whether or not patients premedicated (n = 281); incomplete, insufficient, or repeated treatment (n = 214); and preventive concerns (n = 172), among others. The proportion of providers' patient visits with one or more management problems differed significantly (p < 0.001) by provider type, as did the distribution of problem categories (documentation, treatment, preventive, and scheduling concerns p < 0.001; compliance issues p < 0.005). Fifty-one percent of postgraduates' and 39 percent of faculty's record entries omitted patients' ABX status. Improved documentation, outcome measures, and patient, faculty and student education are indicated.
AB - The management of antibiotic prophylaxed (ABX) patients at an educational institution was evaluated to identify areas for improvement. Management criteria, reflecting guidelines to prevent oral-induced hematogenous microbial seeding, were pretested and applied to 1,225 record entries of eighty-five patients needing ABX for dental treatment between 1991 and 1996. Seven hundred twenty-two of the visits had 857 management or documentation problems, including no documentation indicating whether or not patients premedicated (n = 281); incomplete, insufficient, or repeated treatment (n = 214); and preventive concerns (n = 172), among others. The proportion of providers' patient visits with one or more management problems differed significantly (p < 0.001) by provider type, as did the distribution of problem categories (documentation, treatment, preventive, and scheduling concerns p < 0.001; compliance issues p < 0.005). Fifty-one percent of postgraduates' and 39 percent of faculty's record entries omitted patients' ABX status. Improved documentation, outcome measures, and patient, faculty and student education are indicated.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2000134700
AN - SCOPUS:0034166623
SN - 0022-0337
VL - 64
SP - 276
EP - 282
JO - Journal of dental education
JF - Journal of dental education
IS - 4
ER -