The Critical Care Societies Collaborative has put added scrutiny on unnecessary use of antibiotics, making it one of the next five areas of focus in its Choosing Wisely campaign of best practices to avoid waste and promote value in critical care.
“Don’t continue antibiotic therapy without evidence of need” is the third new recommendation released this year (Crit Care Med 2021;49[3]:472-481) by the group—which includes the Society of Critical Care Medicine,