Appropriate use of antimicrobial prophylaxis: an observational study in 21 surgical wards

Appropriate use of antimicrobial prophylaxis: an observational study in 21 surgical wards

BACKGROUND Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in 2010 found 39 % compliance with hospital guidelines in Piedmont (Italy). The aim of the study was to estimate the appropriate use of antimicrobial prophylaxis and compliance with hospitals guidelines in surgical wards. METHODS This survey study took place in 21 surgery wards of 4 public hospitals. Forms were completed by public heal...

antibiotics use patterns for surgical prophylaxis site infection in different surgical wards of a teaching hospital in ahvaz, iran

conclusions the current study revealed that 44% of those who received prophylaxis did not need it. in the patients who received antibiotics, the most common mistakes were antibiotic selection followed by prolonged prophylaxis (> 24 hours) and excess dose. results of the total 8586 patients who took antibiotics for preventive purposes, 4815 (56%) required antimicrobial prophylaxis, and 3771 (44%...

An Audit of Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: Time to Take Action

Antibiotics Use Patterns for Surgical Prophylaxis Site Infection in Different Surgical Wards of a Teaching Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran

BACKGROUND Despite the effectiveness of prophylactic antimicrobials to prevent surgical site infection the use of antibiotic prophylaxis is often inappropriate. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to determine the pattern of prophylactic antibiotic use in a teaching hospital affiliated to Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The current descriptive st...

Medication Errors in Administration of Chemotherapeutic Agents: an Observational Study

Chemotherapy medication errors may lead to potentially harmful consequences while most of them could be preventable. This study aims to determine the incidence and type of drug handling and administration errors among the nurses and to identify possible contributing factors. Setting of the study was a teaching hospital affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medic...