Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis practice and guideline adherence in Jordan: a multi-centre study in Jordanian hospitals | Zendy

Sayer AlAzzam | Zendy; Karem H. Alzoubi | Zendy; Nizar M. Mhaidat | Zendy; Rania D Haddadin | Zendy; Majed M. Masadeh | Zendy; Haitham Tumah | Zendy; Arabieh Magableh | Zendy; Noor K Maraqa | Zendy

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Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis practice and guideline adherence in Jordan: a multi-centre study in Jordanian hospitals

Author(s) -

Sayer AlAzzam,

Karem H. Alzoubi,

Nizar M. Mhaidat,

Rania D Haddadin,

Majed M. Masadeh,

Haitham Tumah,

Arabieh Magableh,

Noor K Maraqa

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1676

Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , antimicrobial , antibiotic prophylaxis , antibiotics , regimen , intensive care medicine , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

The use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgical procedures is one of the measures employed to prevent the development of surgical site infections (SSI). The appropriate choice of antimicrobial agents, dosage regimen, timing, duration and use of intravenous route must be evidence based. This study aimed to assess the practice of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and adherence of practitioners to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery and to explore reasons for non-compliance.

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