Survey on the use of intravenous infusion in 26 hospitals in Suzhou area
HUANG Yan
ZHU Zengyan
MIAO Liyan
ZHONG Wen
ZHANG Xianming
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the current status of intravenous infusion in outpatient,emergency,and inpatient settings in Suzhou hospitals,providing evidence for standardized management.Methods Data from 26 hospitals in Suzhou(2023)were collected and analyzed,including infusion rates in outpatient/emergency departments,antimicrobial usage,and inpatient infusion practices.Results The outpatient and emergency infusion rates were 18.44％and 28.57％in primary hospitals,and 3.49％and 39.89％in secondary/tertiary hospitals,respectively.Respiratory diseases accounted for 80％(outpatient)and 60％(emergency)of the top infusion-related diagnoses.Antimicrobials were the most frequently used in-travenous drugs,followed by glucocorticoids,expectorants,and antivirals.The inpatient infusion rate was 55.11％(antimicro-bials 22.10％)in primary hospitals and 82.82％(antimicrobials 53.35％)in secondary/tertiary hospitals.Conclusion While outpatient/emergency infusion rates show room for reduction,inpatient infusion management requires strengthening,with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship and rational use of glucocorticoids and other high-frequency intravenous medica-tions.
Keywords：Intravenous infusionInfusion managementRational administration of drugAntibacterial agentsGlucocor-ticoid
Publication Date：2025-09-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-10-30(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 921-925 )