Overall Daily Volume of Antibiotics Consumed per 100 Bed Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The rate of antibiotics consumed in the hospital sector per 100 bed days.
Numerator
The overall defined daily dose (DDD) for acute inpatient antimicrobial consumption during the reference period.
Denominator
Acute bed days used in the reference period x 100.
Exclusions
Data on antibiotics dispensed to outpatients, day cases and external facilities are excluded.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital, hospital group, antimicrobial type (ATC-3, ATC-4) and nationally (median, mean, minimum, maximum).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Antimicrobial consumption data extracted by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) from hospital computer systems. Hospital activity data (bed days used) are obtained from the Business Intelligence Unit within Health Service Executive
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
HPSC Public MicroB Surveillance Reports and Health System Performance Assessment Platform