Timely identification of deteriorating patients from acute respiratory infections at the primary care level in the COVID-19 era: quality improvement collaborative.

Background: Primary care has been essential in ensuring the continuity of health services for patients with COVID-19 and other conditions. We aimed to increase the adoption of evidence-based interventions to identify clinical deterioration in adult patients with confirmed or suspected respiratory COVID-19 at the primary care level.

Methods: We implemented specific interventions in nine Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCC) through a quality improvement collaborative (QIC) with an interrupted time-series design.

Improving Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Hospitals in Argentina: A Quality Improvement Study.

Objective: We aimed to achieve a 15% reduction in days of antibiotic therapy (DOT) and a 20% increase in access antibiotic group (narrower spectrum of the World Health Organization classification) units after 24 weeks of implementing an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) in 2 pediatric hospitals.

Methods: We implemented a quality improvement (QI) initiative preceded by a formative phase to identify barriers and facilitators. The strategy included developing an antibiotic management program, establishing a data management and learning system, and fostering teamwork and effective communication.

Optimising antibacterial utilisation in Argentine intensive care units: a quality improvement collaborative.

Background: There is limited evidence from antimicrobial stewardship programmes in less-resourced settings. This study aimed to improve the quality of antibacterial prescriptions by mitigating overuse and promoting the use of narrow-spectrum agents in intensive care units (ICUs) in a middle-income country.

Methods: We established a quality improvement collaborative (QIC) model involving nine Argentine ICUs over 11 months with a 16-week baseline period (BP) and a 32-week implementation period (IP).