Delayed antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis


Por: Stuart, B, Hounkpatin, H, Becque, T, Yao, GQ, Zhu, SH, Alonso-Coello, P, Altiner, A, Arroll, B, Bohning, D, Bostock, J, Bucher, HCC, de la Poza, M, Francis, NA, Gillespie, D, Hay, AD, Kenealy, T, Loffler, C, Mas-Dalmau, G, Munoz, L, Samuel, K, Moore, M, Little, P

Publicada: 1 jun 2019
Resumen:
Introduction Delayed prescribing can be a useful strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing, but it is not clear for whom delayed prescribing might be effective. This protocol outlines an individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational cohort studies to explore the overall effect of delayed prescribing and identify key patient characteristics that are associated with efficacy of delayed prescribing. Methods and analysis A systematic search of the databases Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, EBSCO CINAHL Plus and Web of Science was conducted to identify relevant studies from inception to October 2017. Outcomes of interest include duration of illness, severity of illness, complication, reconsultation and patient satisfaction. Study authors of eligible papers will be contacted and invited to contribute raw IPD data. IPD data will be checked against published data, harmonised and aggregated to create one large IPD database. Multilevel regression will be performed to explore interaction effects between treatment allocation and patient characteristics. The economic evaluation will be conducted based on IPD from the combined trial and observational studies to estimate the differences in costs and effectiveness for delayed prescribing compared with normal practice. A decision model will be developed to assess potential savings and cost-effectiveness in terms of reduced antibiotic usage of delayed prescribing and quality-adjusted life years. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine Research Ethics Committee (Reference number: 30068). Findings of this study will be published in peer-reviewed academic journals as well as General Practice trade journals and will be presented at national and international conferences. The results will have important public health implications, shaping the way in which antibiotics are prescribed in the future and to whom delayed prescriptions are issued. PROSPERO registration number CRD42018079400.

Filiaciones:
Stuart, B:
 Univ Southampton, Acad Unit Primary Care & Populat Sci, Fac Med, Southampton, Hants, England

Hounkpatin, H:
 Univ Southampton, Acad Unit Primary Care & Populat Sci, Fac Med, Southampton, Hants, England

Becque, T:
 Univ Southampton, Acad Unit Primary Care & Populat Sci, Fac Med, Southampton, Hants, England

Yao, GQ:
 Univ Leicester, Biostat Res Grp, Dept Hlth Sci, Coll Life Sci, Leiceister, England

Zhu, SH:
 Univ Southampton, Acad Unit Primary Care & Populat Sci, Fac Med, Southampton, Hants, England

Alonso-Coello, P:
 Biomed Res Inst St Pau IIB St Pau, Iberoamer Cochrane Ctr, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, Barcelona, Spain

Altiner, A:
 Univ Rostock, Dept Gen Med, Off Educ Affairs, Rostock, Germany

Arroll, B:
 Univ Auckland, Dept Gen Practice & Primary Hlth Care, Auckland, New Zealand

Bohning, D:
 Univ Southampton, Southampton Stat Sci Res Inst, Southampton, Hants, England

Bostock, J:
 Kings Coll London, Div Hlth & Social Care Res, London, England

Bucher, HCC:
 Univ Hosp Basel, Basel Inst Clin Epidemiol & Biostat CEB, Basel, Switzerland

 Univ Basel, Basel, Switzerland

de la Poza, M:
 CAP Doctor Carles Ribas, Inst Catala Salut, Barcelona, Spain

Francis, NA:
 Cardiff Univ, Div Populat Med, Sch Med, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales

Gillespie, D:
 Cardiff Univ, Ctr Trials Res, Coll Biomed & Life Sci, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales

Hay, AD:
 Univ Bristol, Ctr Acad Primary Care, Populat Hlth Sci, Bristol Med Sch, Bristol, Avon, England

Kenealy, T:
 Univ Auckland, Dept Gen Practice & Primary Hlth Care, Auckland, New Zealand

Loffler, C:
 Rostock Univ, Med Ctr, Inst Gen Practice, Rostock, Germany

Mas-Dalmau, G:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Knowledge & Res Management Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Munoz, L:
 Agencia Qualitat & Avaluacio Sanitaries Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Samuel, K:
 Univ Leeds, ASPIRE PPI Panel, Inst Hlth Sci, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England

Moore, M:
 Univ Southampton, Acad Unit Primary Care & Populat Sci, Fac Med, Southampton, Hants, England

Little, P:
 Univ Southampton, Acad Unit Primary Care & Populat Sci, Fac Med, Southampton, Hants, England
ISSN: 20446055





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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 9 Número: 1
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WOS Id: 000471116800271
ID de PubMed: 30670532
imagen Gold, Green Published, Green Accepted

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