Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit

In brief

Educational toolkit providing evidence-based and experiential approaches to optimize antibiotic use and reduce surgical infections in pediatric surgery. Developed by APSA's Quality and Safety Committee as a resource for implementing stewardship quality improvement initiatives.

• APSA Quality and Safety Committee provides a toolkit for antibiotic stewardship and surgical infection prevention in pediatric surgery.
• Toolkit supports quality improvement initiatives focused on optimizing antibiotic use in surgical patients.
• Resources include both evidence-based and experiential approaches to antibiotic stewardship implementation.
• Content has not received formal APSA organizational approval; represents committee guidance and best practices.

Written by the GCMD Library team from the guideline.