The goal of the study is to determine the impact of procalcitonin (PCT)-guided therapy on duration of antibiotic therapy in critical care unit (CCU) patients with suspected pneumonia at Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
134
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Length of antibiotic therapy
Participants will be followed for the entire time they are on antibiotics to treat pneumonia, an expected average of 30 total antibiotic days.
Time frame: Indefinite
Length of stay in critical care unit
Participants will be followed for their entire length of stay in the critical care unit, an expected average of 7 days.
Time frame: Indefinite
Cost
The average cost of antibiotics per patient, measured in US dollars, based on total antibiotic days.
Time frame: Once
Length of stay in the hospital
Participants will be followed their entire length of stay in the hospital, an expected average of 14 days.
Time frame: Indefinite
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