Every year, more than 2 million patients in the U.S. get infections that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 die as a result.
Orlando, Fla.—Starting an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) in any part of a hospital is a challenge, but nowhere is it more so than in the emergency department (ED) and surgical suites. In some hospitals, these practice areas are the last bastions of stewardship programs.
Even though both departments are big prescribers of antibiotics, each has a