Antimicrobial utilization in multidisciplinary intensive care units of a public tertiary care hospital

This 3‑month observational study was carried out at the ICUs of a public tertiary care hospital. ICUs with 14 bed capacity handle all patients who require ICU level care. Only patients with >24 h of ICU stay and who were prescribed at least one antimicrobial were included in this study. Patient records with incomplete documentation were excluded. The age and sex of patient, disease and treatment regimen were recorded in a predesigned standardized proforma. The patients were followed for the first 7 days of ICU stay and any changes made in the treatment regimen were carefully analyzed.