A preliminary audit of practice--antibacterial prophylaxis in general surgery in an Indian hospital setting.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
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1994 Jul; 38(3): 207-10
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-106252
ABSTRACT
As a major proportion of antibacterials used in hospital practice are for surgical prophylaxis, an audit of practice in relation to antibacterial prophylaxis in general surgery was undertaken over a four week period in a teaching hospital to assess the extent to which principles governing surgical antibacterial prophylaxis were practised and to provide a feedback to the clinicians. The extent of use of anti-bacterial agents in surgical prophylaxis was 90%. The timing of administration was more than 2 h before surgery in 21% of the cases. Intravenous route was used in 97% of the cases. The duration of prophylaxis was more than 72 h in 48% of cases. Cefazolin was the most frequently prescribed either alone or in combination with metronidazole. The study indicated inappropriateness in the timing and duration of administration of surgical antibacterial prophylaxis.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rats
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Surgical Wound Infection
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Bacterial Infections
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Humans
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Cefazolin
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Infection Control
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Hospitals, Teaching
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India
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Injections, Intravenous
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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