Leibovici 2013.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Cluster RCT | |
Participants | Internal medicine wards, academic medical center, Israel (Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus) 1683 patients, 15 wards |
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Interventions | CDSS guiding empirical antibiotic treatment of inpatients with moderate to severe bacterial infections using patient‐specific clinical data. It applies a cost‐benefit model to rank antibiotic treatments according to their net benefit and offers advice (including no treatment). | |
Outcomes | Clinical endpoint (180‐day survival) | |
Co‐Interventions | Educational: None Beyond Clinician Education: None |
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CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required | Not reported | |
CDSS Features ‐ Other | Conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, included supporting information on‐screen, makes care recommendation, targeted overuse | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | N/A |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | |
Baseline characteristics similar? | Low risk | |
Unit of analysis error | Low risk |