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An intervention addressing factors influencing the duration of intravenous antibiotic use was undertaken. This study reports the antibiotic prescribing patterns before and after the intervention and a qualitative analysis of the experience of the intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>\n<jats:italic>Quantitative<\/jats:italic>: A retrospective audit of patients with complicated intra\u2010abdominal infection before and after a multifaceted persuasive intervention was performed. <jats:italic>Qualitative<\/jats:italic>: Semi\u2010structured interviews were performed to evaluate which elements of the intervention were perceived to be effective.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>An intervention including collaborative inter\u2010specialty and inter\u2010professional educational meetings, and education of all professional streams was undertaken. <jats:italic>Quantitative<\/jats:italic>: Twenty\u2010three patients before and 22 patients after the intervention were included. The total duration of antibiotics decreased significantly following the intervention (9.2 versus 6.6 days <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.02). The duration of intravenous antibiotics did not change significantly (5.4 versus 4.5 days, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.06). <jats:italic>Qualitative<\/jats:italic>: Eighteen health\u2010care professionals participated. Thematic analysis indicated that a collaborative approach between senior surgical and infectious disease specialists in the pre\u2010intervention stage led to perceived ownership and leadership of the intervention by the surgical team, which was thought critical to the success of the intervention. Conversely, the ability of nurses and pharmacists to influence antibiotic practice was considered limited and a poster promoting the intervention was perceived as ineffective.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Consultant leadership and specialty ownership of the process were perceived to be critical in the success of the intervention. 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