Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit

In brief

APSA Quality and Safety Committee resource providing quality improvement tools and approaches for optimizing antibiotic use and preventing surgical infections in pediatric surgical practice. Includes evidence-based and experiential strategies for implementing stewardship programs.

• APSA Quality and Safety Committee provides a comprehensive toolkit for implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in pediatric surgery.
• The toolkit addresses both antibiotic stewardship principles and surgical infection prevention strategies.
• Approaches included are a mix of evidence-based and experiential practices, not formally endorsed by APSA.
• Resource designed for quality improvement initiatives targeting appropriate antibiotic use in surgical patients.
• Toolkit serves as a practical starting point for institutions developing or refining stewardship protocols.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the guideline.