[Evaluation of antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery]. / Evaluación de la profilaxis antibiótica en cirugía.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
; 50(5): 225-9, 2003 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the level of compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis during surgery in a university referral hospital. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A descriptive study of 257 patients undergoing clean or clean-contaminated elective surgery was carried out in 2001. Data were gathered prospectively by three anesthesiologists in the operating room. Prophylaxis was considered to have been administered correctly if the first dose was given before the skin incision, if a second dose was given during operations lasting longer than 240 minutes, and if the antibiotic prescribed was of a wide enough spectrum to cover the type of surgical procedure performed.RESULTS:
Prophylaxis was administered incorrectly to 132 patients (51.4%). The causes were administration after incision in 21.8%, long-duration surgery without a second dose in 15.6%, administration after incision plus long-duration surgery without a second dose in 3.1%, inadequate-spectrum antibiotic in 4.7%, administration after incision plus inadequate dose in 2.7%, inadequate dose in 1.9%, inadequate-spectrum antibiotic plus administration after incision in 0.8%, late second dose in 0.4%, long-duration surgery without a second dose plus inadequate dose in 0.4%.DISCUSSION:
The rates of late administration of an antibiotic or failure to administer a second dose during long-duration surgery is high.CONCLUSION:
To improve the low level of compliance and avoid late administration of antibiotics, we propose that the anesthetist be responsible for giving antibiotic prophylaxis and for directly monitoring compliance errors in the operating room.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Premedicación
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Infecciones Bacterianas
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos
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Profilaxis Antibiótica
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Errores de Medicación
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article