Mariam Hantash Abdel Jalil1, Khawla Abu Hammour2, Mervat Alsous3, Rand Hadadden2, Wedad Awad2, Faris Bakri4, Kamil Fram5. 1. Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. Electronic address: m.abdeljalil01@ju.edu.jo. 2. Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 3. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan. 4. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of medicine, University of Jordan, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan; Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Center, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Jordan, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections are common, especially in developing countries. Nevertheless, up to 60% of surgical site infections can be prevented with appropriate perioperative care, which includes among other measures using suitable surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP). METHODS: After a short interview with patients and retrospective review of medical charts, compliance with 6 SAP parameters was assessed for appropriateness; those parameters are indication, choice, dose, time of administration, intraoperative redosing interval, and duration of prophylaxis in 1,173 operations. RESULTS: Overall compliance was poor; nevertheless, certain components showed high compliance rates, such as indication and choice of antibiotics. The most frequent error noted was extended administration of prophylactic antibiotics, which was observed in 88.2% of the study population. Emergency operations were associated with a lower risk of noncompliance in administering the correct dose at the correct time (odds ratio, 0.63; 95% confidence interval, 0.47-0.83 and odds ratio, 0.21; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.3, respectively). On the other hand, women who underwent an emergency operation were associated with a 6-fold higher risk of receiving prophylactic therapy following surgery. CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrated the existence of a surprisingly low level of overall compliance with the hospital-adapted SAP guidelines. Factors implicated in noncompliance were investigated, and the present results create a starting point to improve the current practice.
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections are common, especially in developing countries. Nevertheless, up to 60% of surgical site infections can be prevented with appropriate perioperative care, which includes among other measures using suitable surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP). METHODS: After a short interview with patients and retrospective review of medical charts, compliance with 6 SAP parameters was assessed for appropriateness; those parameters are indication, choice, dose, time of administration, intraoperative redosing interval, and duration of prophylaxis in 1,173 operations. RESULTS: Overall compliance was poor; nevertheless, certain components showed high compliance rates, such as indication and choice of antibiotics. The most frequent error noted was extended administration of prophylactic antibiotics, which was observed in 88.2% of the study population. Emergency operations were associated with a lower risk of noncompliance in administering the correct dose at the correct time (odds ratio, 0.63; 95% confidence interval, 0.47-0.83 and odds ratio, 0.21; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.3, respectively). On the other hand, women who underwent an emergency operation were associated with a 6-fold higher risk of receiving prophylactic therapy following surgery. CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrated the existence of a surprisingly low level of overall compliance with the hospital-adapted SAP guidelines. Factors implicated in noncompliance were investigated, and the present results create a starting point to improve the current practice.
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