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    Prospective study of use of perioperative antimicrobial therapy in general surgery.

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    Authors
    Fennessy, Brendan G
    O'Sullivan, Martin J
    Fulton, Greg J
    Kirwan, William O
    Redmond, H Paul
    Affiliation
    Department of Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
    Issue Date
    2012-02-03T15:04:33Z
    MeSH
    Adolescent
    Adult
    Aged
    Aged, 80 and over
    Ambulatory Surgical Procedures/*methods
    *Antibiotic Prophylaxis
    Bacterial Infections/prevention & control
    Child
    Child, Preschool
    Cross Infection/prevention & control
    Drug Utilization
    Female
    Guideline Adherence
    Hospitals, University
    Humans
    Infant
    Infant, Newborn
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Perioperative Care/*methods
    Physician's Practice Patterns
    Practice Guidelines as Topic
    Prospective Studies
    Surgical Wound Infection/prevention & control
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    Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2006 Aug;7(4):355-60.
    Journal
    Surgical infections
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/208823
    DOI
    10.1089/sur.2006.7.355
    PubMed ID
    16978078
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Perioperative antimicrobial therapy has demonstrated efficacy in reducing the rate of surgical site infections in clinical trials. With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the risk of reaction, and the inevitable financial repercussions, use of prophylactic antibiotics is not a panacea, and their misuse may have considerable implications. The aim of this study was to assess the use of antibiotics in the perioperative period in both general and vascular surgery procedures. METHODS: A prospective study was undertaken of 131 patients with a mean age of 43 years (range one month-88 years), of whom 68 (51%) were male, who underwent twenty-seven different general or vascular surgery procedures over a four-week period. Each patient was evaluated from the time of antibiotic commencement through their operative procedure until the treatment was discontinued. RESULTS: A total of 73 patients (54%) received ten antibiotics, with 71 (97%) of these uses being prophylactic. Of the 15 appendectomies performed for uncomplicated appendicitis, the mean number of prophylactic antibiotic doses was 5.3 (range 1-12). Where they were documented, written postoperative directives were not adhered to in 18/27 prescriptions (66%). CONCLUSION: This study has demonstrated a lack of adherence to guidelines in the perioperative administration of antimicrobial agents. In addition, it calls attention to the economic implications of unnecessary prophylaxis.
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    eng
    ISSN
    1096-2964 (Print)
    1096-2964 (Linking)
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1089/sur.2006.7.355
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