Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for antibiotics: do we need a co-pilot in the ICU?

Curtis H. Weiss; Richard G. Wunderink

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Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for antibiotics: do we need a co-pilot in the ICU?

September 18, 2013

Weiss CH, Wunderink RG. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2013;19(5):448-52.

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This review evaluates the use of checklists coupled with forcing functions in the intensive care unit as a strategy to enhance appropriate antibiotic use.

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