ABSTRACT
Background: acne vulgaris is the most common skin condition seen by the dermatologists. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous unit characterized by seborrhea, comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, cysts and in some cases scars and keloids, which persist for rest of the life
Objectives: the present work aimed at evaluating the level of awareness, Attitude and Practice toward acne vulgaris in Jeddah city
Methods: a cross sectional analytical questionnaire based study was carried out among the general population in Jeddah city. This study started in the year [2016] and composed of 461 subjects. The mean age of citizens was 28, 82. To assess citizens' demographic factors and beliefs about acne vulgaris, consenting citizens completed an anonymous online questionnaire. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20
Results: The sample is consisted of 65, 8% women and 34, 2% men. Among the respondents 7, 7% reported suffering from acne vulgaris and 13, 6% confirmed having a history of acne vulgaris illness in their family. The results of the study showed that 153 [34, 8%] subjects had weak knowledge related to the disease, 260 [59, 1%] subjects had average level of knowledge while only 27 [6, 1%] subjects had good knowledge regarding acne vulgaris. There was a statistical significant association between gender, educational level and the level of awareness about acne vulgaris
Conclusion: acne vulgaris is a disease that is potentially controllable but that cannot be cured. Education still be important overall the treatment of the patients
ABSTRACT
Background: antibiotic administration is an essential element for any surgical operation success, even if a prior infection was not detected. This is due to the fact that antimicrobial agents do not only act as therapy to treat preexisting infection but also as a prophylaxis which is given preoperatively to reduce the incidence of surgical site infection and as an adjunct to operative treatment which is given in the setting of operative management of infections such as secondary peritonitis or necrotizing fasciitis. Prophylactic antibiotics are also used as primary therapy when operation is not performed, such as for cellulitis, or postoperative pneumonia which indicates the significance of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and the great importance of adhering to the right treatment protocol and guidelines
Aim of the Study: a systematic review was performed to evaluate the adherence to clinical guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Methods: of which fifteen studies were retrieved that fulfilled most of the inclusion requirements of being randomized controlled clinical trials
Results: 952 articles were retrieved from database, of which 15 studies were selected for selected for synthesis. 5 outcome of interest were identified, on top of which were the administration of antibiotic at the correct time and adequate discontinuation of antibiotic which ranged from 0.3% to 100%
Conclusion: the assessed studies addressed a gap in the adherence to guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and more rigor approaches to leverage the guidelines