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Quality-initiated prophylactic antibiotic use in laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy.
Chang, Wei-Chun; Lee, Meng-Chih; Yeh, Lian-Shung; Hung, Yao-Ching; Lin, Cheng-Chieh; Lin, Long-Yau.
Afiliação
  • Chang WC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol ; 48(6): 592-5, 2008 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19133050
BACKGROUND: An evidence-based initiation of quality improvement activity for reducing the usage of prophylactic antibiotic in laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) in a tertiary hospital. AIMS: The authors investigated whether single or multiple doses of cefazoline were more cost-effective in preventing postoperative infection associated with LAVH. METHODS: The study groups comprised of 310 patients who had undergone LAVH continuously in a medical centre. Patients were divided into two groups on the basis of whether they received a single dose or multiple doses (range: two to four doses) of cefazoline during the perioperative period. Postoperative infections such as pelvic cellulitis or abscess, vaginal cuff abscess, wound infection and urinary tract infection that occurred either during hospitalisation or within one month after discharge were observed and recorded. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated using the mean direct drug cost and the prophylactic effect of infection in both groups. RESULTS: The prophylactic effect of infection was similar in the single-dose group and the multiple-dose group (94.6% vs 93.9%, P = 0.986). The ICER was significantly lower in the single-dose group (153.3 vs 460.4, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The result revealed that a single dose of cefazoline is more cost-effective than multiple doses in the prevention of infection associated with LAVH. It fulfils the goal of cost minimisation and quality of care in today's environment of medical cost containment.
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Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Aspectos_gerais Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Complicações Pós-Operatórias / Infecções Bacterianas / Cefazolina / Antibioticoprofilaxia / Histerectomia Vaginal / Antibacterianos Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Taiwan

Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Aspectos_gerais Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Complicações Pós-Operatórias / Infecções Bacterianas / Cefazolina / Antibioticoprofilaxia / Histerectomia Vaginal / Antibacterianos Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Taiwan