Antibiotics Using Pattern in Surgery Department of a Maternity and Children Hospital

Abdulrahman G Alharbi,Nehad J Ahmed

doi:10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43a32503

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to identify antibiotics using pattern in surgery department of a maternity and children hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a retrospective review of the drugs that were prescribed in maternity and children hospital in Alkharj from January 2018 to August 2020. Results: The most prescribed antibiotics by emergency department for surgery patients were metronidazole (45.59%) and ceftriaxone (42.65%). Metronidazole IV was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic (38.73%) by inpatient department for surgery patients followed by ceftriaxone (38.73%). Vancomycin vial (43.75%) was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic by critical care unit for surgery patients. The most commonly prescribed antibiotic outpatient department and day case unit for surgery patients by was fusidic acid ointment (35.00%). Conclusion: The study showed that the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for surgery patients were metronidazole and ceftriaxone. Continuous monitoring for antibiotics prescribing is vital to increase the judicious use of these medications and more educational programs and awareness workshops for surgeons are needed.

Highlights

Since the availability of antibiotics in 1940s, its role has been expanded from the management of severe infectious diseases to preventing nosocomial infections and used in surgery patients either as a prophylaxis or as therapy in addition to its use in protecting immunocompromised patients [1]
Several studies showed that antibiotics are used incorrectly in surgery department [8,9,10]
The present study included the number of antibiotics prescribed for surgery in the maternity and children hospital

Summary

METHODOLOGY

Since the availability of antibiotics in 1940s, its role has been expanded from the management of severe infectious diseases to preventing nosocomial infections and used in surgery patients either as a prophylaxis or as therapy in addition to its use in protecting immunocompromised patients [1]. Several studies showed that antibiotics are used incorrectly in surgery department [8,9,10]. Several interventions could be used to improve antibiotic use in surgery department that includes broad, pharmacy driven and infection and syndrome specific interventions [11]. This study aimed to identify antibiotics using pattern in surgery department of a maternity and children hospital in Alkharj. This is a retrospective review of the drugs that were prescribed in maternity and children hospital in Alkharj from January 2018 to August 2020. The study included the patients who received antibiotic from the hospital pharmacy.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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ETHICAL APPROVAL