Prescriptions of antibiotics in gynecological and obstetric surgery at the maternity ward of the Regional Hospital Center (CHR) in Niamey.

Abstract

Objectives: To take stock of the prescription of antibiotics in gynecological and obstetric surgery at the maternity ward of the CHR poudrière in Niamey. Patients and method: This is a prospective descriptive study running from March 1 to August 31, 2021 at the maternity ward of the CHR poudrière in Niamey. All patients who had undergone gynecological or obstetrical surgery with antibiotic prophylaxis or curative antibiotic therapy were included in the study. The variables studied were: Age, level of education, marital status, profession of the patient, history, modality and type of surgical interventions, type of anesthesia performed, duration of the intervention, postoperative monitoring, complications, methods of prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis and curative antibiotic therapy, associated treatment, and length of hospitalization. The data were entered and analyzed using Microsoft 2016 and Sphinx.v5 software.