Implementation of an adapted Sepsis Risk Calculator algorithm to reduce antibiotic usage in the management of early onset neonatal sepsis: a multicentre initiative in Wales, UK

Nitin Goel; Stephanie Cannell; Gemma Davies; Murali Sridhar Natti; Vickness Kirupaalar; Artur Abelian; Shakir Saeed; Rhian Smith; Ravi Manikonda; Prem Kumar Pitchaikani; Dawn Davies; Rachel May Morris; Lynsey Edwards; Roopashree Govindaraju; Kate Creese; Jane Jones; Jalil Choudhary; Sarah Rowley; Chidambaram Sethuraman; Helen Muxworthy; Felicity Curtis; Patricia Donnelly; Manohar Joishy; Ian Barnard; Celyn Kenny; Rajarshi Pal; Karen Jones; Sujoy Banerjee

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-321489

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Implementation of an adapted Sepsis Risk Calculator algorithm to reduce antibiotic usage in the management of early onset neonatal sepsis: a multicentre initiative in Wales, UK

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Nitin Goel Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephanie Cannell Department of Neonatal Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gemma Davies Department of Neonatal Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Murali Sridhar Natti Department of Neonatal Medicine, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vickness Kirupaalar Department of Paediatrics, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Artur Abelian Department of Paediatrics, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shakir Saeed Department of Paediatrics, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rhian Smith Department of Neonatal Medicine, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ravi Manikonda Department of Paediatrics, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Prem Kumar Pitchaikani Department of Paediatrics, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dawn Davies Department of Paediatrics, Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachel May Morris Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lynsey Edwards Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Roopashree Govindaraju Department of Neonatal Medicine, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kate Creese Department of Paediatrics, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jane Jones Department of Paediatrics, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jalil Choudhary Department of Paediatrics, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Rowley Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chidambaram Sethuraman Department of Neonatal Medicine, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Helen Muxworthy Department of Women's Health, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Felicity Curtis Department of Women's Health, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia Donnelly Department of Paediatrics, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Manohar Joishy Department of Paediatrics, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Barnard Department of Neonatal Medicine, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Celyn Kenny Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rajarshi Pal Department of Paediatrics, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Karen Jones Department of Paediatrics, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sujoy Banerjee Department of Neonatal Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Sujoy Banerjee, Department of Neonatal Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, SA2 8QA, UK; sujoy.banerjee{at}wales.nhs.uk

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Goel N, Cannell S, Davies G, et al

Implementation of an adapted Sepsis Risk Calculator algorithm to reduce antibiotic usage in the management of early onset neonatal sepsis: a multicentre initiative in Wales, UK

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2022;107:303-310.

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Received December 22, 2020
Accepted August 6, 2021
First published September 22, 2021.

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October 18, 2023

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