Current Utilization Research Articles

Medical service utilization by children with physical or brain disabilities in South Korea

BackgroundChildren with physical or brain disabilities experience several functional impairments and declining health complications that must be considered for adequate medical support. This study investigated the current medical service utilization of children expressing physical or brain disabilities in South Korea by analyzing medical visits, expenses, and comorbidities.MethodsWe used a database linked to the National Rehabilitation Center of South Korea to extract information on medical services utilized by children with physical or brain disabilities, the number of children with a disability, medical visits for each child, medical expenses per visit, total medical treatment cost, copayments by age group, condition severity, and disability type.ResultsBrain disorder comorbidities significantly differed between those with mild and severe disabilities. Visits per child, total medical treatment cost, and copayments were higher in children with severe physical disabilities; however, medical expenses per visit were lower than those with mild disabilities. These parameters were higher in children with severe brain disabilities than in mild cases. Total medical expenses incurred by newborns to three-year-old children with physical disorders were highest due to increased visits per child. However, medical expenses per visit were highest for children aged 13–18.ConclusionMedical service utilization varied by age, condition severity, and disability type. Severe cases and older children with potentially fatal comorbidities required additional economic support. Therefore, a healthcare delivery system for children with disabilities should be established to set affordable medical costs and provide comprehensive medical services based on disability type and severity.

The removal of organic contaminants from industrial waste salts by pyrolysis and potential use for energy storage

Industrial waste salt (IWS) treatment is a significant technology for current environmental protection and resource utilization, and the complex organic pollutants in waste salts seriously hamper the development of cleaner production. In this work, the kinetic mechanism of the organic pollutant removal by pyrolysis is investigated, and the energy storage performance of the recovered products is studied, which provides a new idea for the coupling of waste salt resource treatment and energy storage utilization. Experimental results and pyrolysis kinetic analysis show that high temperature pyrolysis can deeply remove the organic pollutants in IWS, and the total organic carbon (TOC) removal rate can reach more than 99%. The high temperature pyrolysis of waste salt is mainly divided into two stages, and the pyrolysis reaction mainly occurs in the high temperature section (270°C–330 °C) with lower activation energy. The obtained salt containing carbon material exhibits high light absorptance of about 82%, enhanced thermal conductivity of 0.39 W/(m·K) and specific heat of 1.49 J/(g·K), which can be employed as the low-cost and high-performance photothermal absorption and thermal storage material.

Hospital Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients with Heart Failure in France.

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, and economic burden on the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to estimate the current hospital resource utilization and costs for HF patients in France. This retrospective cohort study included adult HF patients hospitalized in France between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. Data related to sociodemographic characteristics, number and duration of hospital stays, use of medical procedures or expensive and innovativedrugs/medical devices included in the "liste-en-sus", and comorbidities were retrieved from the French national hospital discharge database. Data were further stratified based on the presence or absence of cardiac decompensation, comorbidities, ejection fraction (EF) status, and incident/prevalent patients. In 2019, a total of 430,544 patients were hospitalized in France with HF as a primary or associated diagnosis, with 51.9% male and 48.1% female and a mean age of 79.0years. More than 75% of the study population was composed of prevalent HF patients. About 3.1% of patients were diagnosed with at least one event of cardiac decompensation during follow-up. Also, 20.2% and 9.9% of patients were identified with preserved and reduced EFs, respectively. The average number and length of hospital stays were 1.7 per patient and 10.4 days per patient, respectively. The annual cost of hospitalization for HF was €8341.3 per patient. Presence of cardiac decompensation at index date or during follow-up, reduced EF, and comorbidities were associated with numerically higher frequency and length of hospitalization, and hospitalization cost. For hospitalization and 'liste-en-sus' medical devices, higher cost was observed in incident than prevalent HF patients, while for 'liste-en-sus' drugs, higher cost was reported in prevalent than incident HF patients. This study highlighted the high economic hospital burden of HF in France. More studies investigating different HF patient profiles must be conducted to help determine the main factors of hospital cost for HF.

Adjusting counting-based secret-sharing via personalized passwords and email-authentic reliability

Counting-based secret-sharing (CBSS) is a current cybersecurity technique that provide applicable authentication for multi-participants collaborative trust access control utilization. The CBSS originally assigns its main confidential target key as secret random automatically selected to generate all participants private shares fulfilling trap-door function. CBSS is normally not allowing to entertain user preference in personalizing the passwords causing severe remembrance reliability difficulty. This research addressed this retention personalized challenge by adjusting the CBSS procedure commencing its process by user password selection choice, as for secret shares extraction to generate the target-key, securing the cybersecurity collaborative system. We proposed several algorithms for user-preference secret shares combination based on text and images alternatives, further verified by personal email convenience authentication. The proposals tested this adjusted CBSS reliability comparing overall security, systems number of shares possibilities, and variations functional time complexity as well as PSNR comparing to others for proper validation, noting its novel relevance attraction. The analysis remarked very interesting contribution comparison commented highest randomization secrecy of 95% for proposed model A passwords followed by 39%, 21%, 19% and 5%, for other different images-based passwords models B, C, D, and E, respectively. The work remarked attractive contribution compared to other works providing applicable CBSS real-life current utilization, opening door for promising progressive advancements to come.

Prevalence of the Clavien Dindo Classification in the Reporting of Surgical Complications in Major Urological Journals

ObjectivesTo review the methods of surgical complication reporting in urological journals, to determine the current utilisation of the Clavien Dindo classification, and to make comparison with previous reports over the last 10 years.MethodsA search was performed of all journal articles published in 5 major urological journals from January 2021 to April 2022, inclusive. All articles reporting surgical outcomes or complications were analysed. The current trend in complication reporting was compared with the results of the systematic search of the same 5 urological journals performed in 2012 by Yoon et al.ResultsA total of 137 articles were identified. The Clavien Dindo classification was the most common method used (105/137, 76.6%) followed by a text-based descriptive classification (31/137, 22.6%). Notably, the Clavien Dindo classification was the only standardised method used in any of the articles examined. The prevalence of Clavien Dindo classification usage is 76.6% in the articles analysed in our search compared with the 33.3% reported by Yoon et al. in their search of papers published in the same 5 urological journals between 2010 and 2012.ConclusionsThere has been a significant increase in the adoption of the Clavien Dindo classification in the reporting of complications in major urological journals in the last decade. This is a favourable trend which is likely in response to the ad hoc EAU Guidelines Panel 2012 recommendations. With more than 20% of journal articles still using descriptive text-based classifications, we should continue to encourage further implementation of standardised criteria, particularly the Clavien Dindo classification

Exploring maturity of electronic medical record use among allied health professionals.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have the potential to improve and streamline the quality and safety of patient care. Harnessing the full benefits of EMR implementation depends on the utilisation of advanced features, defined as "mature usage." At present, little is known about the maturity of EMR usage by allied health professionals (AHPs). To examine current maturity of EMR use by AHPs and explore perceived barriers to mature EMR utilisation and optimisation. AHPs were recruited from three health services. Participants completed a 27-question electronic questionnaire based on the EMR Adoption Framework, which measures clinician EMR utilisation (0 = paper chart, 5 = theoretical maximum) across 10 EMR feature categories. Interviews were conducted with both clinicians and managers to explore the nature of current EMR utilisation and perceived facilitators and barriers to mature usage. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 192 AHPs. The majority of questions (74%) showed a mean score of <3, indicating a lack of mature EMR use. Pockets of mature usage were identified in the categories of health information, referrals and administration processes. Interviews with 18 clinicians and managers revealed barriers to optimisation across three themes: (1) limited understanding of EMR opportunities; (2) complexity of the EMR change process and (3) end-user and environmental factors. Mature usage across EMR feature categories of the EMR Adoption Framework was low. However, questionnaire and qualitative interview data suggested pockets of mature utilisation. Achieving mature allied health EMR use will require strategies implemented at the clinician, EMR support, and service levels.

Current Utilization of the Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE) Score in the Evaluation of Applicants to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) Programs

Current Utilization of the Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE) Score in the Evaluation of Applicants to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) Programs

A survey and biomechanical analysis of the feasibility of the thumb test for determining the cancellous bone quality for stemless shoulder prosthesis.

The effect of the thumb test for assessing the cancellous bone quality at the resection plane of the proximal humerus on determining the application of a stemless shoulder prosthesis remains unclear. This study was conducted to survey the current utilization of the thumb test among surgeons and to investigate biomechanical features of the thumb test. A survey among shoulder surgeons who had experience with stemless prostheses was conducted to investigate the current utilization of preoperative assessments and intraoperative thumb test when applying stemless prosthesis. Biomechanical experiments for the thumb test using artificial bone models were performed to assess the compression force, contact pressure and area. According to the preliminary survey, three compression techniques were assessed: compression perpendicular to the surface with thumb pad (P-pad technique) or tip of the thumb (P-tip technique), or compression in the vertical direction simulating compression along the longitudinal axis of the humeral shaft with tip-pad of the thumb (H-axis technique). The contact area was separated into three subregions (proximal, middle and distal) to assess the distribution of contact pressure. Among 38 surgeons, 66% utilized the thumb test intraoperatively. The P-pad technique was more frequently applied than the P-tip or H-axis techniques (80%, 4% and 16%, respectively). Although with wide variation among the examiners, biomechanical assessments revealed the P-pad technique showed larger contact area and less compression force than the P-tip technique. The P-pad technique provided no significant localized differences in the mean contact pressure on the compressed plane, whereas the P-tip and H-axis techniques showed significant differences among subregions. This survey demonstrated relatively frequent application of the thumb test on applying the stemless shoulder prosthesis. Biomechanical assessment revealed the thumb test can hinder objective reproducibility among examiners; therefore, further investigations to identify feasible assessments of the bone quality is required.

Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders and Health Services Access, Utilization, and Needs in Zambia

BackgroundMedical and rehabilitative advances increasingly transform management of rare genetic neuromuscular diseases (GNMDs) for children in the global north. Lack of information about GNMDs and related health care needs in sub-Saharan Africa threatens to widen pre-existing health disparities. MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study of probands enrolling in a study of GNMDs at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, a member of the International Consortium for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Disease. Probands/caregivers were interviewed about utilization of medical, rehabilitative, and other support services by a research assistant. A neuromuscular neurologist and/or physiotherapist examined each case and completed an independent questionnaire regarding health service utilization for each proband. Diagnoses were made on available clinical and electrophysiologic data. Molecular findings were unavailable at the time of this analysis. ResultsAmong 50 probands, 52% were male with median age 12 (absolute range 2 months to 54 years). Motor neuron diseases (n = 16; 32%), muscle disorders (n = 20; 40%), and inherited polyneuropathies (n = 5; 10%) were most common. Six (15%) cases had insufficient clinical data to classify the GNMDs. Outside of primary care, patient/caregiver-reported access to recommended health services (n = 34; 69%) was challenging. Large disparities in current utilization of health care services versus clinician-recommended services are reported. ConclusionsParadigms to improve access to diagnostics and therapeutic interventions are needed for GNMDs in Zambia. Multidisciplinary clinics may improve access and utilization of needed health services. Qualitative and other research focused on improving referrals, access, and quality of available health services are greatly needed.

Unlocking Potential: The Integrative Role of Archaeological Records in Oman's Archaeological Tourism Sustainability

Purpose: This paper aims to assess the current utilization of archaeological records in the management of archaeological tourism in the Sultanate of Oman.&#x0D; &#x0D; Implications of research: It investigates how these records synergistically contribute to the sustainability of archaeological tourism and identifies potential benefits from their integration into the tourism planning process.&#x0D; &#x0D; Method: Employing a descriptive analytical approach, this exploratory study examines the relationship between archaeological records and archaeological tourism in Oman, utilizing both contemporary and historical data from various sources, including existing archaeological records and input from heritage and tourism stakeholders.&#x0D; &#x0D; Findings: Findings reveal that Omani archaeological tourism is in its nascent stages, with government initiatives striving to align the archaeology and tourism sectors. The study underscores the significance of archaeological records in optimizing tourism through enhanced planning, criteria, and information exchange. It emphasizes their potential to strengthen collaboration between archaeological resource management and tourism in Oman.&#x0D; &#x0D; Results and conclusion: Key recommendations include prioritizing improved dialogue, information exchange, stakeholder collaboration, shared record design, accessibility, revenue allocation, and comprehensive training. These measures aim to forge a harmonious connection between archaeology and tourism, fostering mutual benefit and sustainable heritage preservation.

О возможностях использования горнопромышленных отходов в Мурманской области

Mining waste products have a significant effect on the vulnerable natural environment of the Arctic and the human health. So, the problem of mining waste utilization is of a particular relevance for the Murmansk Region. The article discusses the existing legal and regulatory framework, promising directions for the development of technologies in this area, and the current waste utilization methods. The author highlights the practical results of mining waste disposal. The tailings facilities (TSF) are considered as technogenic deposits with a low content of valuable components and so can be used in the building industry due to low cost of such materials and reduction of environmental damage during TSF removal.

Metabolic Effects of Elicitors on the Biosynthesis of Tropane Alkaloids in Medicinal Plants.

Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are large secondary metabolite alkaloids that find extensive applications in the synthesis of antidotes, anesthetics, antiemetics, motion sickness drugs, and antispasmodics. The current production method primarily depends on extraction from medicinal plants of the Solanaceae family. Elicitation, as a highly effective biotechnological approach, offers significant advantages in augmenting the synthesis of secondary metabolites. The advantages include its simplicity of operation, low cost, and reduced risk of contamination. This review focuses on the impact of elicitation on the biosynthesis of TAs from three aspects: single-elicitor treatment, multiple-elicitor treatment, and the combination of elicitation strategy with other strategies. Some potential reasons are also proposed. Plant hormones and growth regulators, such as jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA), and their derivatives, have been extensively employed in the separate elicitation processes. In recent years, novel elicitors represented by magnetic nanoparticles have emerged as significant factors in the investigation of yield enhancement in TAs. This approach shows promising potential for further development. The current utilization of multi-elicitor treatment is constrained, primarily relying on the combination of only two elicitors for induction. Some of these combinations have been found to exhibit synergistic amplification effects. However, the underlying molecular mechanism responsible for this phenomenon remains largely unknown. The literature concerning the integration of elicitation strategy with other strategies is limited, and several research gaps require further investigation. In conclusion, the impact of various elicitors on the accumulation of TAs is well-documented. However, further research is necessary to effectively implement elicitation strategies in commercial production. This includes the development of stable bioreactors, the elucidation of regulatory mechanisms, and the identification of more potent elicitors.

Outcomes of Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) use in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves outcomes. However, data on outcomes of IVUS-guided PCI in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is scarce. Therefore, we sought to study the utilization rate and outcomes of IVUS-guided PCI in patients with ACS. Using the National Readmission database, we identified all patients with ACS who underwent PCI from 2016 to 2019. We used a 1:1 propensity-matched analysis to compare the outcome of patients with ACS who underwent PCI with and without IVUS. In 1,263,997 patients with ACS, 563,521 (44.6%) underwent PCI without IVUS and 40,095 (3.17%) underwent IVUS-guided PCI. A Propensity scored matched comparison of PCI with and without IVUS showed IVUS-guided PCI was associated with a lower risk of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio 0.74, 95% confidence interval 0.64 to 0.85, p <0.01) compared with PCI without IVUS. The utilization of IVUS increased from 2.64% in 2016 to 4.10% in 2019, p <0.001. In conclusion, IVUS-guided PCI is associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with ACS, yet the current utilization of IVUS-guided PCI remains low across the United States.

Effect of radial scaling down on the performance of low-power external discharge plasma thrusters

The external discharge plasma thruster removes the annular channel of the traditional Hall thruster, allowing the ionization region to appear outside the thruster, which is expected to reduce the plasma-wall interaction and extend the thruster lifetime. Due to its simpler structure and lighter weight, the external discharge plasma thruster is expected to be scaled down to lower power levels. In this work, the effect of radial scaling down on the performance of low-power external discharge plasma thrusters was experimentally investigated by comparing the discharge characteristics, thrust performance, beam characteristics, and spectral characteristics of thrusters with two different anode diameters of 15 and 30 mm. The 30 mm thruster has thrust of 78–235 mN, specific impulse of 566–1071 s, and anode efficiency of 11.8–23.4% at 78–235 W anode power. Compared with the 30 mm thruster, the anode power and thrust of the 15 mm thruster were decreased by approximately half. Plume diagnostic results show that the 15 mm thruster had a higher current utilization, higher ion peak energy and more active ionization due to better electron confinement. However, the propellant utilization of the 15 mm thruster was lower because of the shortened ionization region length.

Multifunctional trade-off/synergy relationship of cultivated land in Guangdong: A long time series analysis from 2010 to 2030

With the development of human society, the cultivated land resources' utilization has become more diversified, and the multifunction of cultivated land is critical to meet the human demand. However, the studies on the multifunction of cultivated land are mostly based on the data of single time node or discontinuous years, which the results may be influenced by abnormal function years. To assess the multifunction of cultivated land and its trade-off/synergy relationships accurately and objectively, this study uses continuous long time series data to analyze multifunctionality of cultivated land. Firstly, the Long short-term memory (LSTM) method was applied to predict the data of 2021–2030 based on the data from 2010 to 2020. Then, the Theil-Sen Median method was used to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution trends of the multifunction of cultivated land from 2010 to 2030. Secondly, based on the trends, the long time series cultivated land function trade-off/synergy degree (LCFTD) was constructed to explore the stable trade-off/synergy relationships among functions. Finally, the cultivated land resources were divided into zones based on the spectral clustering. This study analyzed the multifunction of cultivated land in Guangdong from 2010 to 2030. (1) The multifunction of cultivated land had spatially heterogeneous and temporally fluctuating. (2) The production-ecological, ecological-life, and production-life functions were all dominated by synergy during 2010–2020. Without changing the current utilization state of cultivated land resource, the trade-off among functions will increase in the future (2021–2030). (3) The cultivated land was divided into five type zones: stable development, production core, ecological conservation, comprehensive lifting, and fallow renewal. The LCFTD can better avoid the influence of abnormal function years, and the long time series data can also predict the future development trend reliably. This study idea can help to formulate long time cultivated land management policies and achieve the goal of sustainable development of cultivated land resources.

Taro Roots: An Underexploited Root Crop.

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a root crop that remains largely underutilized and undervalued despite its abundance and affordability. In comparison to other root vegetables, such as potatoes, yams, carrots, and cassava, taro stands out as a plentiful and low-cost option. As global hunger increases, particularly in Africa, it becomes essential to address food insecurity by maximizing the potential of existing food resources, including taro, and developing improved food products derived from it. Taro possesses a wealth of carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals, thereby making it a valuable nutritional source. Additionally, while not a significant protein source, taro exhibits higher protein content than many other root crops. Consequently, utilizing taro to create food products, such as plant-based milk alternatives, frozen desserts, and yogurt substitutes, could play a crucial role in raising awareness and increasing taro production. Unfortunately, taro has been stigmatized in various cultures, which has led to its neglect as a food crop. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the substantial potential of taro as an economical source of dietary energy by exploring the rich fiber, potassium, vitamin C, protein, and other micronutrient content of taro, and providing a foundation for the formulation of novel food products. Furthermore, this paper assesses the nutritional benefits of taro, its current utilization, and its antinutritional properties. It emphasizes the need for further research to explore the various applications of taro and improve on-farm processing conditions for industrial purposes.

Magnetic field optimization of hall thruster with large height-radius ratio for high specific impulse operation

Hall thrusters with large height-radius ratio not only have incalculable application values in reducing the volume and weight of thrusters, but also have the potential advantages of higher discharge performance and longer service life. However, the lower propellant density in the main ionization zone and the higher electron temperature in the channel aggravate the loss of propellant and current under high voltage, and significantly reduce the discharge efficiency under high specific impulse mode. To improve the discharge performance of Hall thrusters with large height-radius ratio under high voltage, an optimization scheme of internally loaded magnetic field was proposed in this work. The simulation results show that under the internally loaded magnetic field, both the ionization zone and the acceleration zone move toward the inside of the channel. Although the ion loss on the walls increases, the higher propellant density at the channel upstream greatly promotes the increase of ionization rate and significantly improves the propellant utilization efficiency. The second zone crossed by magnetic field lines in the channel can be established by the internally loaded magnetic field, which enhances the magnetic field intensity on the inner and outer walls, and reduces the electron temperature near the channel outlet significantly. So that the axial conduction of electrons is effectively restrained and the current utilization efficiency is greatly improved. With the introduction of internally loaded magnetic field, the total efficiency of HEP-1350PM can be increased by 7.2% at 400 V. Moreover, the performance optimization effect brought by the internally loaded magnetic field will be gradually amplified with the increase of discharge voltage, which makes the Hall thruster with large height-radius ratio expected to achieve high-efficiency discharge under higher specific impulse.

Review on microalgae protein and its current and future utilisation in the food industry

SummaryMicroalgae, the photosynthetic microorganisms, open novel commercial opportunities for developing new products because of their abundance in protein, carbohydrates, pigments, vitamins and minerals. These microorganisms possess several advantages such as rapid growth, minimal land and water requirements and adaptability to various environmental conditions. As concerns arise regarding the ability of animal and plant‐based sources to meet future protein demands, researchers have turned their attention to microalgae like Spirulina and Chlorella for various applications. Microalgae typically contain around 30% protein and in case of few cyanobacteria it can reach up to 55%–60%, surpassing the protein content of conventional sources. Numerous studies have investigated the utilisation of algal biomass to enhance the protein content of a wide range of food products, including cookies, bread, yoghurt, snacks, dairy alternatives and soups. This comprehensive review aims to provide a systematic exploration of microalgae protein and its current and future utilisation in the food industry.

Cancer Pain Management: A Narrative Review of Current Concepts, Strategies, and Techniques.

Pain is frequently reported during cancer disease, and it still remains poorly controlled in 40% of patients. Recent developments in oncology have helped to better control pain. Targeted treatments may cure cancer disease and significantly increase survival. Therefore, a novel population of patients (cancer survivors) has emerged, also enduring chronic pain (27.6% moderate to severe pain). The present review discusses the different options currently available to manage pain in (former) cancer patients in light of progress made in the last decade. Major progress in the field includes the recent development of a chronic cancer pain taxonomy now included in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the update of the WHO analgesic ladder. Until recently, cancer pain management has mostly relied on pharmacotherapy, with opioids being considered as the mainstay. The opioids crisis has prompted the reassessment of opioids use in cancer patients and survivors. This review focuses on the current utilization of opioids, the neuropathic pain component often neglected, and the techniques and non-pharmacological strategies available which help to personalize patient treatment. Cancer pain management is now closer to the management of chronic non-cancer pain, i.e., "an integrative and supportive pain care" aiming to improve patient's quality of life.

Drug Utilization Evaluation and Impact of Pharmacist Interventions on Optimization of Piperacillin/Tazobactam Use: A Retrospective Analysis and Prospective Audit.

(1) Background: Piperacillin/tazobactam is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial encompassing most Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. The inappropriate use of such broad-spectrum antibiotics is an important contributor to the rising rates of antimicrobial drug resistance worldwide. Drug utilization evaluation studies and pharmacists' interventions are vital to assess, develop, and promote the rational use of antibiotics. This drug utilization study aimed to evaluate the current utilization practice of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hospital setting and assess the impact of pharmacist intervention in improving its appropriate use. (2) Methodology: In this study, we used a retrospective cohort and a prospective cohort, a cross-sectional, observational method. It included a retrospective (Cycle A/pre-intervention-CycA) phase followed by an educational interventional phase conducted by the pharmacists. During the 2 months of educational intervention, pharmacists used several methods, including workshops, lectures, oral presentations, and the development and reinforcement of clinical pathways to promote the judicious use of piperacillin/tazobactam. This was followed by a prospective (Cycle B/post-intervention-CycB) phase to improve piperacillin/tazobactam usage appropriateness. The appropriateness criteria for this drug utilization evaluation were established based on antimicrobial guidelines, the published literature, the institutional antibiogram, consultation from the antimicrobial stewardship committee, and the product monograph (Tazocin). The appropriateness of CycA and CycB patients was compared using the measurable elements, including indication and dose based on renal function, timely order for cultures, de-escalation, and use of extended infusion protocol. (3) Results: The study population comprised 100 patients in both CycA and CycB. The mean age of the patients was 66.28 ± 16.15 and 67.35 ± 17.98, and the ratios of men to women were found to be 49:51 and 61:39 in CycA and CycB, respectively. It was observed that inappropriate usage was high in CycA patients, and the appropriateness was improved in CycB patients. A total of 31% of inappropriate empirical broad-spectrum use was found in CycA, and it was reduced to 12% in CycB patients. The transition of appropriateness was observed in all measurable criteria, which includes the optimized dose according to the renal function (CycA = 49% to CycB = 94%), timely bacterial culture orders (CycA = 47% to CycB = 74%), prompt de-escalation (CycA = 31% to CycB = 53%), and adherence to extended infusion institutional guidelines (CycA = 34% to CycB = 86%). (4) Conclusions: The study highlighted important aspects of inappropriate piperacillin/tazobactam use. This can be considerably improved by proper education and timely interventions based on the pharmacists' vigilant approach. The study results emphasized the need for surveillance of piperacillin/tazobactam usage by conducting similar drug utilization evaluations and practice to improve quality and safety in healthcare organizations globally.