Ruza Bjelovucic1, Matej Par2, Diana Rubcic3, Danijela Marovic2, Katica Prskalo2, Zrinka Tarle2. 1. Private Dental Office, Sisak, Croatia. 2. Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. 3. Community Health Center "Zagreb - Centar", Zagreb, Croatia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To analyse prescription of antibodies in emergency dental service according to antibiotic type, working diagnosis, patient visit time and patient demographic characteristics. Additionally, prescription practices among individual dentists were analysed. METHODS: The data in this retrospective cohort study were collected from electronic medical records and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Statistical analyses were conducted using the chi-square test and the Z-test with post-hoc Bonferroni adjustment (α =0.05). RESULTS: The study covered 20,879 patient visits during a 1.5-year period (from 1 June 2015 to 1 December 2016). Antibiotics were prescribed in 10,188 (48.8%) visits. In 6,202 (29.7%) visits, no dental treatment was performed and only an antibiotic was prescribed. The antibiotics most frequently prescribed were from the penicillin group and also contained clavulanic acid (70.5%); the second most frequently prescribed antibiotic was clindamycin (15.0%). The most common diagnoses for which an antibiotic was prescribed were acute apical abscess, pericoronitis and retained root; for these diagnoses, an antibiotic was prescribed in 79.8%, 64.3% and 63.3% of visits, respectively. Prescription of an antibiotic was significantly more frequent during Sundays and holidays (55.6% of visits) than during working days (33.2% of visits). Prescription of an antibiotic increased from the age of 1 towards the age of 75 and decreased thereafter. Female dentists prescribed antibiotics slightly but significantly (P < 0.001) more frequently than male dentists (50.8% and 46.8% of visits, respectively). High heterogeneity was observed among dentists regarding their criteria for prescribing antibiotics; individual dentists prescribed antibiotics in 15.0%-72.1% of the total number of visits. CONCLUSION: Multiple possible issues in the prescription of antibiotics were observed, ranging from administration for inappropriate indications to noncritical and excessive prescription.
OBJECTIVES: To analyse prescription of antibodies in emergency dental service according to antibiotic type, working diagnosis, patient visit time and patient demographic characteristics. Additionally, prescription practices among individual dentists were analysed. METHODS: The data in this retrospective cohort study were collected from electronic medical records and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Statistical analyses were conducted using the chi-square test and the Z-test with post-hoc Bonferroni adjustment (α =0.05). RESULTS: The study covered 20,879 patient visits during a 1.5-year period (from 1 June 2015 to 1 December 2016). Antibiotics were prescribed in 10,188 (48.8%) visits. In 6,202 (29.7%) visits, no dental treatment was performed and only an antibiotic was prescribed. The antibiotics most frequently prescribed were from the penicillin group and also contained clavulanic acid (70.5%); the second most frequently prescribed antibiotic was clindamycin (15.0%). The most common diagnoses for which an antibiotic was prescribed were acute apical abscess, pericoronitis and retained root; for these diagnoses, an antibiotic was prescribed in 79.8%, 64.3% and 63.3% of visits, respectively. Prescription of an antibiotic was significantly more frequent during Sundays and holidays (55.6% of visits) than during working days (33.2% of visits). Prescription of an antibiotic increased from the age of 1 towards the age of 75 and decreased thereafter. Female dentists prescribed antibiotics slightly but significantly (P < 0.001) more frequently than male dentists (50.8% and 46.8% of visits, respectively). High heterogeneity was observed among dentists regarding their criteria for prescribing antibiotics; individual dentists prescribed antibiotics in 15.0%-72.1% of the total number of visits. CONCLUSION: Multiple possible issues in the prescription of antibiotics were observed, ranging from administration for inappropriate indications to noncritical and excessive prescription.
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