Perceptions of surgeons on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis use at an urban tertiary hospital in Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundSurgical Site Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among operated patients. In spite of the accessibility of universal and national guidelines for surgical prophylaxis, recent studies surveying the present routine of ...
Elizabeth E Mmari +5 more
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Impact of pharmacist-led antibiotic stewardship interventions on compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries in Nigeria. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundInappropriate and excessive use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis are associated with the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic prophylaxis malpractices are common in obstetrics and gynecology settings and antibiotic stewardship is ...
Usman Abubakar +2 more
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Adherence to guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: a review
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Context and objectives: The appropriate use of antibiotic prophylaxis in the perioperative period may reduce the rate of infection in the surgical site.
Marise Gouvêa +3 more
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High levels of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: Implications for hospital-based antibiotic stewardship in Sierra Leone [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 Objective: Despite the impact of inappropriate prescribing on antibiotic resistance, data on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa are limited.
Sulaiman Lakoh +26 more
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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis administration practices. [PDF]
Public Health Action, 2021 SETTING: A referral hospital in Kavre, Nepal. OBJECTIVES: To assess 1) compliance with National Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines (NATG), specifically, whether the administration of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) (initial dosing and redosing) was in compliance with ...
Shrestha S +4 more
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The "Torment" of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis among Surgeons. [PDF]
Antibiotics (Basel), 2021 Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is one of the peri-operative measures for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs). Its goal is to counteract the proliferation of bacteria in the surgical site during intervention in order to reduce the risk of SSIs.
Sartelli M +5 more
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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: is the clinical practice based on evidence? [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2020 Objective: To assess the surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. Methods: This was a descriptive study performed at a public tertiary care university hospital gathering prescription, sociodemographic and hospitalization data of inpatients admitted in 2014 who ...
Lucas Borges Pereira +4 more
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Evaluation of the practice of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in a Zonal Referral Hospital in Mbujimayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [PDF]
BMC Surgery, 2023 Background Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis (SAP) is helpful in preventing patients from developing Surgical Site Infections (SSI). In Mbujimayi, the documentation on the practice of SAP is outdated and inadequate. The last study was conducted more than 5
Hervé Tshikomba Mbuyamba +3 more
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Non-adherence to surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines: findings from a mixed-methods study in a developing country [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlObjectives The effectiveness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing the risk of post-operative infectious morbidity, depends on its appropriate use.
Noha Ali +15 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 IntroductionIn low-income countries, Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is a common form of hospital-acquired infection. Antibiotic prophylaxis is an effective method of preventing these infections, if given immediately before the start of surgery.
Alexander M Aiken +5 more
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