944 Would You Like a Pus Swab Sent?
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Abstract Aim The Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery states that microbiology sampling is limited value the management anorectal abscesses. Several centres continue to send intra-operative swabs routinely for microbiology. This study aims identify (1) if changed postoperative (2) quantify financial cost sending unnecessary within a district general hospital setting. Method Retrospective investigating intraoperative clinician use swabs. Study sample included patients who underwent an incision drainage abscess at Princess Alexandra Hospital from 1st October 2021 2022. Results A review patient data obtained 59 abscess. Swabs were taken 54 (91.5%) cases. At 2 months, 40.7% swab results had not been reviewed by clinician. 89% reported after was discharged. No documentation mentioned reviewing follow-up clinic. There no documented change antibiotics nor following report. Each costs £3 labour are minimum £10 per analysed band 6 biomedical scientist or senior. Total incurred year therefore estimated £702. Conclusions Surgeons tend appointments. Furthermore, there evidence resulted management. Unnecessary contributes NHS economic burden with additional clinical benefit.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Surgery
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1365-2168', '0007-1323']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad258.032