Automated Evaluation of Antibiotic Prescribing Guideline Concordance in Pediatric Sinusitis Clinical Notes.

Journal: Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing
PMID: 39670367

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ensuring antibiotics are prescribed only when necessary is crucial for maintaining their effectiveness and is a key focus of public health initiatives worldwide. In cases of sinusitis, among the most common reasons for antibiotic prescriptions in children, healthcare providers must distinguish between bacterial and viral causes based on clinical signs and symptoms. However, due to the overlap between symptoms of acute sinusitis and viral upper respiratory infections, antibiotics are often over-prescribed.

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  • Davy Weissenbacher
    Health Language Processing Center, Institute for Biomedical Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Lauren Dutcher
  • Mickael Boustany
  • Leigh Cressman
  • Karen O'Connor
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
  • Keith W Hamilton
  • Jeffrey Gerber
  • Robert Grundmeier
  • Graciela Gonzalez-Hernandez
    Health Language Processing Center, Institute for Biomedical Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

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