Computers and Other Technologies| March 01 2002 Computerized Anti-infection Management in the PICU AAP Grand Rounds (2002) 7 (3): 34–35. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.7-3-34 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Computerized Anti-infection Management in the PICU. AAP Grand Rounds March 2002; 7 (3): 34–35. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.7-3-34 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP News Search Advanced Search Topics: anti-infective agents, pediatric intensive care unit Source: Mullett C, Evans RS, Christenson JC, et al. Development and impact of a computerized pediatric antiinfective decision support program. Pediatrics. 2001;108:e75. These authors adapted an existing adult anti-infective management tool developed by Mullett et al at Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah, for use in children. The tool uses local antibiotic susceptibility patterns, dosage assistance based on renal function, and drug costs to assist physician choice of empiric antibiotic therapy. The authors incorporated pediatric pharmaceutical information, including dosing for premature infants based on postconception age, and modified the computer program for pediatric recommendations. The program was then placed in the hospital computer system and provider teaching sessions were implemented. Use of the computer tool was mandatory in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), although the clinician did not have to accept the... Copyright © 2002 by the American Academy of Pediatrics2002 You do not currently have access to this content.