Evaluating the Appropriateness of Antibiotic Treatment of Tonsillitis During COVID-19 in the North Wale Primary Healthcare Setting

Overview

Journal J Prim Care Community Health

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Health Services

Date 2021 Mar 18

PMID 33733905

Citations 3

Authors

Chunhei Li

Caitlin Ong

Anna Morris

Isobel Woollons

Ahsan Ashfaq

Rikesh Jagatia

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the delivery of primary care in the NHS. Consultations have largely moved from face-to-face to remote, forcing practitioners to modify the ways in which they deliver care to patients.

Aim: In this study, we aim to investigate the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in tonsillitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design And Setting: An observational quantitative analysis in the North Wales primary care setting.

Method: Retrospective review of computer records across 5 GP centers from March 2020 until the end of October 2020. Data was extracted and analyzed using chi-square or fisher exact rank and Mann-Whitney test.

Results: Our results have shown no significant difference in antibiotic prescribing behavior comparing face-to-face and remote consultations.

Conclusion: Remote consultation is as effective as face-to-face consultation with regards to the assessment of tonsillitis and the appropriateness of antibiotic prescription in primary care.

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