Open AccessAppropriateness and pharmacoeconomics of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in open reduction internal fixation surgery practiced in a tertiary hospital compared to recommendations in the national center for disease control guidelines
Author(s) -
Priyanka Kumari,
Jayaram B. Siddegowda,
Vasundara Krishnaiah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/picr.picr_53_18
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , internal fixation , guideline , orthopedic surgery , pharmacoeconomics , emergency medicine , regimen , health care , surgery , intensive care medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth
Surgical site infections are frequently observed despite the availability of national guideline on surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP). These infections increase patient morbidity, mortality, and direct and indirect health-care costs. Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) is a common orthopedic surgery for fracture. There is a paucity of Indian data on SAP in ORIF surgery.