Publication: Nepal Paediatric Society Guideline for use of Antibiotics in Critically ill Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Justification: Overuse and administration of unnecessary and inappropriate antibiotics are the leading causes for the increased antimicrobial resistance worldwide. Judicious use of antimicrobials can prevent this phenomenon.
Objective: Create a collaborative outline for the use of antibiotics in the paediatric intensive care unit for various infections, based on evidence, taking into consideration local antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.
Process / Methods: Under the aegis of Nepal Paediatric Society, this guideline has been developed after several meetings of paediatricians working in various hospitals in different parts of Nepal, looking into the prevalent diseases and local sensitivity patterns of antibiotics.
Recommendations: This guideline will help standardize the treatment protocol in paediatric intensive care units in Nepal and help paediatricians decide the appropriate use of antibiotics promptly while managing critically ill children.
Keywords: Antibiotics; antibiotic sensitivity; antimicrobial resistance; critically ill child; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Description
Dhruba Shrestha
Departmen of Paediatrics, Siddhi Memorial Hospital (for Women and Children), Bhaktapur, Nepal
Puja Amatya
Department of Paediatrics, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal
Arun Sharma
Department of Paediatrics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital and Secretary of NEPAS, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shrijana Shrestha
Department of Paediatrics and Dean of PAHS, Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Lalitpur, Nepal
Yograj Sharma
Department of Paediatrics, Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Santosh Pathak
Department of Paediatrics, Chitwan Medical College, Chitwan, Nepal
Prakash Jyoti Pokharel
Department of Paediatrics, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nipun Shrestha
Department of Paediatrics, Siddhi Memorial Hospital (for Women and Children), Bhaktapur, Nepal
Santosh Pokhrel
Department of Paediatrics, Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital, AMDA, Butwal, Nepal
Srijana Dongol
Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal
Ganendra Bhakta Raya
Departmen of Paediatrics, Siddhi Memorial Hospital (for Women and Children), Bhaktapur, Nepal
Amrit Ghimire
Department of Paediatrics, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Janak Koirala
Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Consultant Nepal Health Research Council, Nepal
Sangita Basnet
Department of Paediatrics, SIU School of Medicine, USA
Keywords
Antibiotics, antibiotic sensitivity, antimicrobial resistance, critically ill child, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit