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dc.contributor.authorFennessy, Brendan G
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, Martin J
dc.contributor.authorFulton, Greg J
dc.contributor.authorKirwan, William O
dc.contributor.authorRedmond, H Paul
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T15:04:33Z
dc.date.available2012-02-03T15:04:33Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-03T15:04:33Z
dc.identifier.citationSurg Infect (Larchmt). 2006 Aug;7(4):355-60.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1096-2964 (Print)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1096-2964 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid16978078en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/sur.2006.7.355en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/208823
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: 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.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_GB
dc.subject.meshAdulten_GB
dc.subject.meshAgeden_GB
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_GB
dc.subject.meshAmbulatory Surgical Procedures/*methodsen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Antibiotic Prophylaxisen_GB
dc.subject.meshBacterial Infections/prevention & controlen_GB
dc.subject.meshChilden_GB
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_GB
dc.subject.meshCross Infection/prevention & controlen_GB
dc.subject.meshDrug Utilizationen_GB
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshGuideline Adherenceen_GB
dc.subject.meshHospitals, Universityen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.meshInfanten_GB
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_GB
dc.subject.meshMaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_GB
dc.subject.meshPerioperative Care/*methodsen_GB
dc.subject.meshPhysician's Practice Patternsen_GB
dc.subject.meshPractice Guidelines as Topicen_GB
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_GB
dc.subject.meshSurgical Wound Infection/prevention & controlen_GB
dc.titleProspective study of use of perioperative antimicrobial therapy in general surgery.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalSurgical infectionsen_GB
dc.description.provinceMunster
html.description.abstractBACKGROUND: 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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