Using a Multi-pronged Behavioral Intervention to Standardize Antibiotic Prophylaxis at the Time of Foley Catheter Removal After Radical Prostatectomy
May 31, 2024
Faculty from the UPMC Department of Urology including Adam J. Sharbaugh, MD; Michelle Yu, MD; Kelly R. Pekala, MD; Anup Shah, MD; Valentina Grajales, MD, MS; Benjamin J. Davies, MD; and Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, MPH, recently published research Urology that aimed to identify antibiotic prescribing patterns at the time of foley catheter removal after radical prostatectomy and implement a multi-pronged behavioral intervention to standardize antibiotic use.
The research team found that implementation of a multi-pronged behavioral intervention resulted in a high rate of surgeon compliance with a standardized antibiotic protocol. As a result, there was significant reduction in antibiotic use with no change in the rate of urinary tract infection after foley catheter removal after radical prostatectomy.
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Reference
Sharbaugh AJ, Sharbaugh DR, Lin JY, Pekala KR, Yabes JG, Yu M, Grajales V, Shah A, Worku H, Hay JM, Zhu TS, Akomolede O, Armann KM, Hudson CN, Davies BJ, Jacobs BL. Using a Multi-pronged Behavioral Intervention to Standardize Antibiotic Prophylaxis at the Time of Foley Catheter Removal After Radical Prostatectomy. Urology. 2024 Feb;184:157-161. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.09.017. Epub 2023 Sep 27. PMID: 37774852.
